Nicola Simbari
Children in Ostia
Nicola Simbari
Italian, 1927 - 2012
Oil on Canvas
27 x 39 in. (68.6 x 99.1 cm)
Nicola Simbari captures the carefree energy of a Mediterranean summer afternoon in this luminous oil. Two children play among the sun-bleached rocks and ruins of Ostia, Rome's ancient port city, beneath an expansive sky of shimmering blues. Simbari's signature mosaic-like brushwork — bold, interlocking facets of color — transforms the scene into something simultaneously immediate and timeless. The palette moves effortlessly between warm earth tones and cool aquas, bathing the composition in the particular quality of Italian coastal light. One of Italy's most celebrated postwar painters, Simbari enjoyed an international following and exhibited widely in Europe and the United States. A joyful, sun-drenched work of considerable scale and presence.
Categories
