Simbari Oil
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Paintings
Oil
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Recent Sales
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Oil
20th Century Paintings
Canvas
1980s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Italian Paintings
Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1980s Italian Expressionist Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1980s Italian Expressionist Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Italian Paintings
Other
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1960s Expressionist Paintings
Giltwood
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1940s Italian Picture Frames
Resin, Hardwood
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Benches
Oak
1970s American Realist Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 2000s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
2010s Bosnian Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1950s Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Brass
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Nicola Simbari for sale on 1stDibs
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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