Items Similar to Performer Modern Expressionist Painting by Nicola Simbari
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10
Nicola SimbariPerformer Modern Expressionist Painting by Nicola Simbari1970
1970
About the Item
Performer
Artist signed lower right, canvas 28"x31"75
Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the architectural world had a lasting impression on his art, as he incorporated geometric forms and architectural structures into almost all of his paintings. He began to develop a distinct style stemming from impressions of life, nature, and the Mediterranean, impressions which abstractly reflect themselves in the purely vivid and passionate colors of his work. Simbari's originality and commercial appeal brought his art to exhibitions in London and New York by the 1950s, solidifying his international reputation.
Nicola Simbari is considered by many to be Italy's most important modern artist. Using stunning colors and favoring bright tones, he paints with a palette knife and achieves excellent depth with this technique. Simbari's paintings are full of light and energy.
Simbari was born in Calabria, Italy and this beautiful area greatly impacted his Mediterranean paintings: the blues of the ocean and sky, and the bright hues of the flowers. His family moved to Rome when he was young, and his father worked there as a Vatican architect. Rome's art masterpieces so impressed Simbari that, by age 13, he decided to study art and enrolled at the Accademia Delle Belle Arti. He opened his first studio in Rome at 22 years of age. Simbari's early works featured scenes from his childhood - gypsies, cafes, fishing villages, and the Italian countryside.
He saw success almost immediately, and shortly after a one-person show in London; he was commissioned to paint murals for the Italian Pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. His show "Le Cirque," reflected the same excitement on his canvases as is felt at an actual circus. The show was highly acclaimed in Paris, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. "When I paint, I'm like a writer," Simbari states, "I must have something to say. My paintings are like entries in a diary because they are all reactions to things I have seen or felt.
Mediterranean landscapes and paintings of contemporary European life are usually Simbari's subjects, although he also paints scenes of the Southwest. "There's terrific drama in the desert. It's mysterious and magical, and the most dramatic natural sculpture I've ever seen." Simbari's canvases are filled with color and emotion.
Simbari's works can be found in numerous museums and private and corporate collections around the world. His paintings are in collections including the Bank of Tokyo and the Christian Dior Collection in Paris; Italian State Railways in Rome; Liberty Company in London; and Tulsa Bank of Commerce, Cincinnati Fine Arts Department, Exxon Corporation, General Mills Corporation, and Pepsico, in America.
Major American and English critics have called Simbari "thoroughly disarming"; one who paints "boldly and in a state of excitement"; "whose personal enthusiasm and the enormous zest for life have much the same infectious appeal as do his paintings."
Nicola Simbari died on December 11, 2012 in Frascati, Lazio, Italy.
- Creator:Nicola Simbari (1927, Italian)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Delray Beach, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU192214116982
About the Seller
5.0
Gold Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are highly rated and consistently exceed customer expectations.
Established in 2004
1stDibs seller since 2015
296 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 2 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Lake Worth, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Walking By The SeaBy Nicola SimbariLocated in Delray Beach, FLWalking By The Sea. Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the architectural world had a lasting impression on his art, as he incorporated geometric forms and architectural structures into almost all of his paintings. He began to develop a distinct style stemming from impressions of life, nature, and the Mediterranean...Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCotton Canvas, Oil
- Two Figures Expressionist Oil on CanvasBy Jürgen GörgLocated in Delray Beach, FLTwo Figures oil, graphite on linen canvas 40x30 framed. Jurgen Gorg was born in 1951 in, Dernbach Germany. His formative years were spent in Koblentz, before moving to Maintz to s...Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsLinen, Oil, Graphite
- Bold Eagle And Figurative AbstractionBy Yankel GinzburgLocated in Delray Beach, FLBold Eagle And Figurative Abstraction Artist signed lower right corner, : 54 X 68 X 1.25 in. Yankel (Jacob) Ginzburg (Russian/American, Born 1945). An original Surrealist acrylic pa...Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Cotton Canvas
- Tower Of Sighing Pink Blue AbstractBy Malgosia KiernozyckaLocated in Delray Beach, FLTower of Sighing, figurative abstract. Gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship...Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Folklore Dance Abstract CompositionBy Malgosia KiernozyckaLocated in Delray Beach, FLFolklore Dance, acrylic on canvas. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Mini...Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Saturday Dancing NightBy Malgosia KiernozyckaLocated in Delray Beach, FLHurricane part II acrylic on canvas gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship f...Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
You May Also Like
- Head In The Clouds - Large contemporary semi-abstract painting of a human bodyLocated in London, GBLarge contemporary semi-abstract painting with a light texture and mostly monochrome black and white colour palette. The nude male figure in rich brown tones is abstracted. Contempo...Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsGesso, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
- Devotion and LoveBy Darren LeGalloLocated in West Hollywood, CAAn original oil on canvas by American artist Darren LeGallo. “Devotion and Love”, was exhibited in our recent premiere solo exhibition of American artist Darren LeGallo, “Darren LeGa...Category
Expressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Modernist Blue Nude in Profile - Figurative AbstractBy Allie William SkeltonLocated in Soquel, CABold and expressive oil portrait of a modernist nude figure in blue seated in profile with bright yellow flowers by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated "Allie Bill Skelton '72" by the artist in the lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 48.75"H x 32.75"W. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...Category
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Mid-Century Expressionist Portrait of Kenneth Lucas by Richard Lofton, 1962By Richard LoftonLocated in Soquel, CAColorful and bold impasto oil portrait with dynamic, expressive brushstrokes by Richard Lofton (American, 1908-1966). The name of the sitter, Kenneth Lucas, is inscribed along the ri...Category
1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Blue Scarfed Woman - Figurative AbstractBy Michael William EgglestonLocated in Soquel, CABold abstract figurative of a figure in a blue scarf by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.)From a collection of his works. Si...Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on CanvasBy Bettina MauelLocated in Los Angeles, CABettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and peop...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
