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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Staircase in Taormina Sicily Expressionist Oil Painting, Signed, 1967
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Staircase in Taormina Sicily 1967 Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (36x 40). Original vintage frame. Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied a...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$5,750
Antique Italian Coastal Port City Impressionist Seascape Framed Signed Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Italian impressionist coastal seascape oil painting by Nicola Simbari (1927 - 2012) . Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 22 by 26 inches overall. In excellent origi...
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Oil Painting of Young Woman By The Sea Cost, 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Woman By The Sea Cost Artist signed lower right, canvas 35hx39w Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Walking By The Sea
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Walking By The Sea. Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (31 1/2 x 39 1/4in). 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...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Performer Expressionist Oil Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
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 beg...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$9,800Sale Price|30% Off
Untitled (original oil painting)
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed lower right front by Nicola Simbari. Canvas size 27.5 x 39.5 inches. Frame size approx 37.5 x 49.25 inches. Artwork is in excellent c...
Canvas, Oil
“Pier and boats”
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Nicola Simbari (1927-2012), Pier and Boats, Oil on Board, 1953. Early work! In good condition Unframed. Measures 9x13
Oil
Nicola Simbari Woman Along Coastline 36 Inch Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Woman Along Coastline Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Size: 28 x 36 inches Inscription: Signed "Simbari" on front lower right Year: C. 1960-1970 Nicola ...
Canvas, Oil
Nicola Simbari Near Amalfi Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Near Amalfi Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 31.5” x 39.375” Frame Size: 33.75" x 41.5" Inscription: Signed and dated Simbari 65 on front...
Canvas, Acrylic
Nicola Simbari Summer in Cuma Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Summer in Cuma Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 31.5" x 31.5" Frame Size: 37.5" x 37.5" Inscription: Signed "Simbari" on Front Lower Righ...
Canvas, Oil
Nicola Simbari Marina Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Marina Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 29.25" x 33" Frame Size: 35.25" x 39" x 1.5" Inscription: Signed Simbari on front lower right Yea...
Oil, Canvas
Nicola Simbari Sailboats in Venice Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Sailboats in Venice Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 17.75" x 29.5" Frame Size: 22.75" x 34.5" x 1" Inscription: Signed and dated Simbari...
Canvas, Oil
Nicola Simbari Beach Scene Venice Signed Original Painting
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Beach in Venice Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 23.5" x 31.5" Frame Size: 29.5" x 37.5" x 1.5" Inscription: Signed Simbari on Front cent...
Canvas, Oil
Nicola Simbari Carriage Original Oil Painting on Canvas Signed 1967
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Nicola Simbari Title: Untitled (Carriage) Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: 21.5" x 32" Frame Size: 28" x 39" Inscription: Signed and dated on front lower right Yea...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
White and Blue
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Missouri, MO
Canvas Size: approx 32 x 39 inches Framed Size: approx. 37 x 45 inches Nicola Simbari is a painter of semi-abstract impressionist works. He is a colorist who favors brilliant tones...
Canvas, Oil
Piazza di Spagna Roma
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Piazza di Spagna, Roma' oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (1933). At the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It owes ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$3,500
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 2.5 in
“Autumn Landscape, c. 1910” American Impressionist New England Fall Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
Warm air seems to move through this scene as the eye wanders along a gentle swale dotted with granite boulders, low stone walls and scrubby autumn color. A ribbon of meadow pulls us ...
Oil, Canvas
$4,500
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
H 63 in W 40 in
Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and peop...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable|$4,000
H 24 in W 30 in
"Sunset" (2025), Original Expressionist Impasto Landscape, Oil Painting
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
"Serene House" (2025) is a beautiful original impasto oil painting, created on linen panel by American artist Sandra Pratt, which depicts a vast plain at dusk, captured in an express...
Canvas, Oil
$524
H 9.06 in W 11.03 in
Barcelona Boulevard at Dusk Urban Landscape Oil Painting Impressionist Europe
By Josep Marfa Guarro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Barcelona Boulevard at Dusk Urban Landscape Oil Painting Impressionist Artist: Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Title: Barcelona Boulevard at Dusk Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board ...
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
$2,958
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 0.79 in
Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio
By Chico Montilla
Located in Segovia, ES
San Antonio . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 65 x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 85 x 101 x 5 cm. San Antonio, another expressionist view of the countr...
Canvas, Oil
$3,811Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 39.38 in
Spanish Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting, Impressionist, Framed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep María Riera i Aragó (1954) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x100 cm. Frame measurements 77x104 cm. Painter and sculptor,...
Canvas, Oil
$1,072Sale Price|25% Off
H 18.12 in W 14.97 in
Carrer de la Vilanoveta Impressionist Oil Painting, 1979
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Carrer de la Vilanoveta Artist: Rafael Monzó (Sitges, 1952) Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches (21.7 x 18.5 inches framed) Signature: Lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$8,499Sale Price|25% Off
H 51.19 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,811
H 25.99 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
The Louvre, Paris, Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
French early 20th century architectural oil on canvas view of the Palace and Musee du Louvre in Paris by Émile Saudemont. The painting is signed and located bottom right and is prese...
Canvas, Oil
'The Park' by M. Phidias (circa 1920s)
Located in London, GB
'The Park', oil on canvas, by M. Phidias (circa 1920s). Painted using this artist's trademark impasto, the effect is to add depth and texture to the exuberant display of hues and ref...
Canvas, Oil
Gold Interior
By Nicola Simbari
Located in New York, NY
"Gold Interior" .is an original oil painting by Nicola Simbari, here the artist used very vibrant choice of colors where he normally used a lot of of the blue pallet. It is a very s...
Giclée
Semi Nude Woman With Long Hair
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Semi-Nude Woman With Long Hair Labels Florence Art Gallery (Florence Italy), signed. Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti d...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Semi Nude Woman With Long Hair
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Semi-Nude Woman With Long Hair Labels Florence Art Gallery (Florence Italy), signed. Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti d...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20.5 in W 32.5 in D 1 in
Pier and Docks-Original Gouache and Wash on Paper, Signed and Dated by Artist
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Original Gouache and Wash on Paper 20.5 x 32.5 in, Framed Signed and dated by artist Image is in Excellent/Good Condition. The frame has cosmetic imperfections (i.e. has been repaint...
Gouache
Sold
H 31.25 in W 39.5 in
Windy Day in Gaeta (abstract Italian landscape Italy painting)
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Nicola Simbari (1927-2012) Windy Day in Gaeta, 1963. Oil on canvas, 31.5 x 39 inches; 32 x 39.5 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Titled en verso. Original gallery label a...
Oil
Blue Sky
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Blue Sky stunning oil painting with a woman in a long skirt. Size: 39x48x1 in gold leaf gilt frame 46x44x1.5 Signed center right. Bearing labels from the Wally Findlay Gallery and T...
Cotton Canvas, Oil