Italian painter Nicola Simbari (1927-2012) translated the energy, vitality and brilliance of plants onto canvas with a palette knife. Grasses, trees, bouquets, fruit – plants as the main subject or as decorative appendage to equally colourful women or landscapes – both draw the eye and steal the show. These artworks are a tonic for a cold bleak day, when just the thought of a warm, flower-scented Mediterranean breeze can lift the spirits.
La Plage à Nice, 1982
Nicola Simbari Girl in Yellow 1964
Gatito Azul
El Arreglo De Las Flores
Summer Flowers on the Terrace, 1968
Street Scene
Balcony In Amalfi
Blue And Pink, 1961
Boats On A Pond, 1965
Josephina
Summer Flowers on the Terrace, 1968
Untitled
Two Houses in Salerno, 1962
Girl with Flowers
The Garden
Terrace in Trastevere, 1965
