Italian painter Nicola Simbari used vivid color to convey the beauty and richness of life. His figurative paintings and drawings were often set in serene Mediterranean landscapes, giving them a romantic quality. Simbari had a distinctive contemporary and expressionist style characterized by broad strokes of saturated pastels, creating scenes that seemed to be soaked in sunlight.
Simbari was born in 1927 in Calabria, Italy, a region known for its stunning sea vistas. When he was three years old, his family moved to Rome, where his father worked as an architect at the Vatican. Surrounded and enthralled by the city’s cultural masterpieces, Simbari decided to pursue art. He studied painting and architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and opened his studio when he was 22 years old.
In 1953, Simbari held his first solo show in Rome and won a best stage design award for the musical Tarantella Napoletana. In 1958, he had a solo show in London and a mural commission for the Italian Pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair.
Simbari never stopped growing as an artist. He experimented with many styles throughout his career and constantly pursued new colors to expand his range as a painter. When he died in 2012, Simbari was considered one of Italy’s greatest living artists.
Today, Simbari’s work is held in both private and public collections across the globe, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Liberty Company, the Christian Dior Collection, the Bank of Tokyo, the University of Cincinnati Fine Arts Department, the Exxon Corporation and the Tulsa Bank of Commerce.
Simbari’s paintings continue to resonate with viewers. In 2021, Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach, Florida, presented “Mediterraneo,” an exhibition of his landscapes and figurative works.
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Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012) Oil On Canvas Depicting A Landscape
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Nicola Simbari, Italian painter of semi-abstract impressionist works known for using colors and favoring brilliant tones, especially with a palette knife. Considered by many to be It...
Canvas, Wood
Nicola Simbari "Deux Clowns" Silkscreen Print, Signed
By Nicola Simbari
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nicola Simbari (Italian b. 1927) "Deux Clowns" signed Simbari in pencil, numbered 134/300, published 1979. One of five editions comprising suite entitled Cirque Simbari Silkscree...
$2,554
H 22.05 in W 29.93 in D 0.99 in
Japanese Black and White Paper Print of Antique 18th Century Screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Early 20th century pair of Japanese black and white paper prints of drawings of 18th Century Japanese screens. This is one piece of the ...
Paper
Nicolas de Larmessin Etching, Habit de Tabletier
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Nicolas de Larmessin Etching – Habit de Tabletier. 20th century print. Nicolas de Larmessin (1640-1725) was an enormously creative and productive artist. Nicolas was part of a long ...
Wood, Paper
Mort Kunstler (b. 1927) "Morning Mist" (1981) Oil on Canvas
Located in Incline Village, NV
Painted in 1981, this iconic image of a trapper riding through a pond in the early morning hours of a Pacific Northwest setting is featured, and is the frontispiece for Dee Brown's b...
Canvas
Unavailable|$495
H 37.36 in W 23.12 in D 1.5 in
Nicolas Fasolino Realism Oil Painting on Canvas, Argentine Artist
By Nicolas Fasolino
Located in Miami, FL
Nicolas Fasolino Realism Oil Painting on Canvas, Argentine Artist A still life composition executed in a realist medium by noted Argentine Artist Nicolas Fasolino signed lower right and dated '05. This oil on canvas depicts a candle-lit table...
Canvas
Antique Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas Depicting a Young Woman
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed antique oil painting is unsigned, with unknown origins, and is presumed to date to approximately 1920 and done in the period impressionistic style. The painti...
Canvas, Paint
$580
H 19.69 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in
Oil on canvas depicting a landscape, 20th century, by Carlos Gallos
Located in NANTES, FR
**Oil on canvas depicting a landscape, 20th century, by Carlos Gallos A5633** This oil on canvas features a pleasing brushwork. It depicts a hilly landscape with a village in the di...
Wood, Paper
$3,500
H 26.875 in W 34.5 in D 2 in
"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm Whale Fishing), Rare Lithograph by Lebreton
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm whale fishing) Original colored lithograph enhanced with watercolor by Louis Lebreton (? - 1866).
Paper
$83Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.6 in W 9.65 in D 0 in
Antique Bird Print of Weaver Birds by American Lithographer Prang, 1898
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Weaver Birds'. Old bird print depicting weaver birds. This chromolithograph originates from the natural history set 'Animate Cre...
Paper
$700
H 11.03 in W 17.33 in D 1.19 in
Ebbe Eberhardson 'B. 1927', Sweden, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ebbe Eberhardson (b. 1927), Sweden. Oil on board. Modernist landscape. 1960s. The board measures: 37 x 21 cm. The frame measures: 7 cm. Indistinctly signed. In excellent condition.
Other
$255Sale Price|30% Off
H 21 in W 17 in D 0.13 in
Pop Art Silkscreen Print on Paper - Signed & Numbered - Circa 1987
Located in Chatham, ON
Pop art silkscreen print on paper - untitled - signed Cutler - numbered 44/99 at the bottom of the print - unframed - contained in a double bevel edged matte - circa 1987. Excellent...
Paint, Paper
Scottish Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting a lake and figures in landscape. Giltwood frame. Relined.
Pair of Signed Tommi Parzinger Silkscreen Prints
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of early examples of Tommi Parzinger silkscreened prints, signed in pencil, original frames, frames 17" diameter, art 14" diameter.
Screen
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H 37 in W 40 in D 1 in
Nicola Simbari Marco Signed Contemporary Modern Serigraph 147/300 Framed 1978
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary modern figurative serigraph on paper titled "Marco" by Nicola Simbari. Hand signed in pencil with an annotation of 147/300 on the lower left. Published in 1978. A lumi...
Paper
Large Original Nicola Simbari Oil Painting 'Siciliana'
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nicola Simbari, Italy (1927-2012). Oil on Canvas. 'Siciliano'. Wonderful scene of a women walking through what looks like a garden. This is one of the better examples or a Simbari I ...
Acrylic
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H 39.5 in W 44 in D 0.875 in
1980 Nicola Simbari Summertime Nautical Seascape Sailboat Serigraph Print 44
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage framed serigraph on paper showing a figure carrying a basket of flowers in front of a nautical / maritime water scene with brightly colored sail boats by Nicola Simbari. Titl...
Wood, Paper
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H 40.25 in W 31.75 in D 1.25 in
Vintage Leroy Nieman High Seas Sailing ii Nautical Seascape Serigraph Print
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage serigraph print titled High Seas Sailing II by LeRoy Neiman. Features an impressionist style nautical / martime seascape print of sailboats in the ocean. Signed in stone lowe...
Wood, Paper
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H 32.75 in W 37.75 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Nicola Simbari Port Jolly Nautical Seascape Sailboat Lithograph Print
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage limited edition lithograph print titled Port Jolly by Nicola Simbari, showing a nautical / maritime seascape of sail boats at dock in Jolly Harbour, Antigua. Pencil signed an...
Wood, Paper
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H 30.25 in W 40.5 in D 1.5 in
Nicola Simbari Apres Le Bain Female Figure Giclee Print on Canvas COA
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage framed giclee on canvas showing a seated topless figure in an abstract room of red, blue, and green, by Nicola Simbari. Titled “Apres le Bain” (After Bath), hand signed and ...
Canvas
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H 51 in W 58 in D 0.5 in
Nicola Simbari "La Belle Aux Maldives" Impressionist Serigraph Seascape Portrait
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1970s limited edition serigraph print ""La Belle Aux Maldives"" by Nicola Simbari. The artwork here, ""La Belle Aux Maldives"", is a wonderful depiction of a beautiful female...
Paper
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H 48 in W 47.25 in D 1.25 in
Vintage Nicola Simbari Impressionist Beach Picnic Landscape Serigraph Print
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1970s limited edition serigraph print by Nicola Simbari, showing a figure of a couple laying at the beach with boats and water in the background; pencil signed and numbered 1...
Paper
Nicola Simbari Modern Abstract Italian Cityscape Oil Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Nicola Simbari Modern Abstract Italian cityscape oil painting.
Canvas
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H 42.5 in W 43.75 in D 1.5 in
1979 Nicola Simbari Italian Impressionist Seascape Serigraph Print Jennifer
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1979 limited edition serigraph print by Nicola Simbari titled “Jennifer,” showing a young girl in white standing on a rooftop overlooking roofs down to the sea; pencil signed...
Paper
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H 42.25 in W 42.25 in D 1.5 in
1977 Nicola Simbari Italian Taormina Botanical Seascape Serigraph Portrait
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1977-1978 limited edition serigraph print by Nicola Simbari titled “Taormina,” showing a young woman or girl in white dress ascending a stairs lined with flowers; pencil sign...
Paper
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H 47 in W 47.5 in D 1.5 in
Nicola Simbari Limited Edition Seriograph Print titled "TAORMINA, Framed
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Plainview, NY
An original Nicola Simbari limited edition seriograph silkscreen print. This gorgeous serigraph features a scene of a girl walking up the stairs next to trees and flowers in vivid co...
Silk