Mother and Daughter

Nicola Simbari (1927 – 2012, Italian) “Mother and Daughter” (1969) Rare, hand-signed, limited edition framed color lithograph. Pencil signed and dated in the lower right and numbered 47/125. Provenance is the Wally Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach. The sheet measures 28 x 20 inches, and with the beige linen and yellow matting within the black metal frame, the abstract work of art measures 36.5 x 24.5 inches. (Note: there are slight imperfections in the mat and frame, but the piece is in good overall condition.)

Information from the Findlay Galleries website: Nicola Simbari’s unique style is referred to as “simbaresco.” He was a self-described figurative artist because his greatest interest was in people. Works were a combination of light, brilliant color, and dramatic quality. He used only the finest canvases and mixed his own pigments from colors that had been ground by members of an Italian family that had been in the business for 300 years. He used paintbrushes only for background and did his detail work by selecting from a set of 25 different sizes of palette knives.