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.
On 1stDibs, find Nicola Simbari prints, paintings, watercolors and more.
Woman I - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman i is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered .Edition of 90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abs...
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Marco
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Nicola Simbari – Italian (1927-2012) Title: Marco Year: 1978 Medium: Screen Print Image size: 28.5 x 31.75 inches. Sheet size: 35 x 37.5 inches. Signature: Signed lower ri...
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Violet Landscape - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicolas Simbari in 1976. Hand Signed. Edition of 99 pieces. Excellent condition.
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Crazy Horse no.6 - Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen Print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 68/90. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Excellent condition.
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Crazy Horse no.3 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right (Simbari 76). Edition of 90 prints. The artwork represents a female...
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Marina - Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1977
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Marina is an original lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1977. Hand-signed on the lower right. Edition of 29/50 prints. The artwork represents the marina with an abstract mu...
Lithograph
Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female is an original color serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin (Simbari 76)...
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Crazy Horse Lithograph, Signed Edition 75/100, Contemporary Style
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse is a lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1977. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered. Edition 75/100. The artwork represents a crazy horse with an abstract ...
Lithograph
Pink Nude - Original Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is an original screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 90. The artwork r...
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Crazy Horse No.1
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy horse no.1 is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1973. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right margin (Simbari 73) and number...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Landscape on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized in 1976. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90.
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Reclined Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari'...
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Crazy Horse - Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1977
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse is an original lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1977. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered . Edition 75/100. The artwork represents a crazy horse with an a...
Lithograph
Girl at the Docks
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Girl at the Docks" c.1980, is an original colors serigraph by noted Italian artist Nicola Simbari, 1927-2012. It is hand signed and numbered 76/150 in pencil by ...
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Untitled
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" c. 1980 is an original colors lithograph by noted artist Nicola Simbari, 1927-2012. Itis hand signed in pencil by the artist. The image size is 11 x 11 inches...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 prints.
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Poster after Simbari - New York - Offset - 1970
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Manifest of Simbari i is a vintage offset and lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1970. Hand-signed on the bottom center. The artwork represents a woman and two girls playi...
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Rounded Nude in White - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good condition.
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Nude on Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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On the Beach - Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1977
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
On the beach is a lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1977. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered . Edition 69/100. The artwork represents a beach with an abstract mult...
Lithograph
Polly 1 Screen Print, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 90, 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Crazy Horse No.7 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin (Simbari 76) and number...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right (Simbari 76). Edition of 90 prints. The artwork represents a female...
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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On the Beach - Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1977
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
On the beach is an lithograph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1977. Hand-signed on the lower right. Edition of 100 prints. The artwork represents a beach with an abstract multico...
Lithograph
Landscape on Violet - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Nude on Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered . Edition 89/90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstr...
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"Clown a l’ombrelle"
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an 1979 Nicola Simbari Clown a l’ombrelle Serigraph Woman. In good condition measures 39x35
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“Cheval Blanc Horse”
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an 1979 Nicola Simbari Serigraph Large Signed “Cheval Blanc Horse”. In good condition measures . Measures 39x37. Unframed
Lithograph
Red/Violet Landscape - Original Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 99 prints, numbered and hand signed.
Lithograph
Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a lithograph print on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1970 ca. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered, edition of 100 prints. In good condition. The artwork is represented by harmonious colors that create delicacy and charm. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Rounded Nude in Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Rounded Nude in Red is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right (Simbari 76). Edition of 90 prints. The artwork represen...
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Vintage Poster after Simbari - New York - Original Offset - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
50° Surrealism Anniversary is a screen print realized by Guelfo Bianchini in 1972 The artwork is the affiche realized in the occasion of the exhibiton 50° Anniversario Surrealismo h...
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Pink Nude - Original Screen Print by N. Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered lower left. Edition of 90 prints. Perfect condition. Gorgeous original artwork representing a female figure in an abstract background of light pink color. Female nude figures and bright colors are a typical feature of Nicola Simbari artwork. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Red/Violet Landscape - Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 90 prints, numbered and hand signed.
Lithograph
Two Models - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Models is an original screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstract multicolour composition. There are colored boxes with black vertical lines and a purple background. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Seated Woman, Impressionist Screenprint by Nicola Simbari
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seated Woman by Nicola Simbari, Italian (1927–2012) Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 162/300 Size: 28.5 x 23 in. (72.39 x 58.42 cm) Frame Size: 41.5 x 36 inches
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Astura
By Nicola Simbari
Located in New York, NY
This original SERIGRAPH is in excellent condition, frame with a mat and a second bevel mat. A serigraph is not flat as a lithograph, instead it has texture (appears to be like an oi...
Lithograph
Landscape on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Pink Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 99.
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Landscape on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman in Pink - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90. Very good condition.
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Rounded Nude in Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very light traces of humidity on corner top left.
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Red Landscape - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Red Landscape is a delightful serigraph depicting a calm landscape scene in red and purple colors. It was realized by the talented contemporary artist Nicola Simbari in 1976. The sc...
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Pink Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered lower left. Edition of 90 prints. Perfe...
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Crazy Horse No.1 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy horse no.1 is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered on lower left margin. Edition ...
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Crazy Horse no.3 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Model on Fuchsia - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good condition.
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