Stephen Basso Art
American, b. 1953
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought provoking fables. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination wry wit and fearless color. Mr. Basso's works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprised delight and consternation, A Brooklyn native much of Basso's art has been inspired by travel to Jamaica Puerto Rico and in particular Mexico blended with is urban New York experience.
By in large Basso is self taught ( after initially attending the School of Visual Arts for illustration he came to the conclusion painting was more engaging ) Seeking emotional honesty he has looked to the work of several mentors notably Max Beckmann Willem de Kooning Goya Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder to name a few...artists that speak to the human condition
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Artist: Stephen Basso
Queen of Hearts female nude large red heart big valentine love erotic
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas on heavy stretcher framing recommended but not necessary
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Birdie Mae Sings the Blues surreal music birds saxophone trumpet autumn colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of a series of recent ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are al...
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Strong Champagne . Humorous interior fantasy w red sofa
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on toned archival paper suitable for framing under glass . The artist has signed and dated the work on the bottom right.
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Tower of Slumber fantasy male and female figures engaged in Hercularian feats.
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is one of various works by the artist depicting narratives in a narrow vertical format primarily influenced by the works of the German artist Max Beckmann . It is a lar...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Masked Woman soft green and black colors touch of crimson
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on toned archival paper signed on bottom left. It depicts a masked Woman in a courtyard during a masquerade event. Note the jeweled necklace and scar on her upp...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Acrobats bright tropical colors man and toucan birds humorous narrative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas signed and dated on reverse. Part ot a human and animal series by the artist
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Hitchhikers, turtle
boys children soft dreamy green colors bamboo
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Imaginary story, fable or fairy tale-like narrative of young boys hitchhiking on the back of a turtle signed and dated on reverse side.
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly or...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Yemaya Desembarcar, colorful mythic woman in ocean seascape at beach
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large mythic seascape painting of woman in blue evening gown at the beach
Mr. Basso's work is known for ironic, fantastic, and clever narrative elem...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Graces with Pearls, multi-cultural nude women, modern classical theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on paper this is a modern interpretation of the thee Graces
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Playa Citra (citrus Beach) colorful citrus fruits red beagle dog beach
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oi on canvas signed on reverse surreal dreamlike quality
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl with pork pie hat. Black and white small head portrait drawing.
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a charcoal and gouache drawing initialed on bottom left. It is signed and titled on the reverse. Including the Frame it measures 15x 11 in.
Please note: THERE IS NO CHARGE ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Gouache, Archival Paper
Stickball Team sports related group male figures earth and red colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The painting hardens back to the artist's memory of stickball played on YYC streets. The rough texture is created by pumice like material mixed with the primer. It is on wood signed ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Wet Kiss colorful mermaid warm humorous subject matter tropical color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated bottom right.. Part of an ongoing series of mermaid themes by the artist
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
gravesend, oler woman w city scape window yellow tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
the waiting room, colorful narrative w 4 women and a little boy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large scale colorful Oil on canvas narrative painting of little boy surrounded by four ethnically diverse women in formal evening gowns.
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hide and Seek still life peppers and lemons Spanish influence dark undercurrent
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretcher framing recommended but not required. Part pf a series by the artist titled RESTLESS STILL LIFE
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Flight Lesson man and bird theme muted color humor in art
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a touching portrait of a man and his parrot. oil on canvas signed on reverse
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love Song Coney Island theme women bathers strong vibrant colors humor reds
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas signed and dated on reverse.
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fearless color. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives. Mr. Basso’s works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful, yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprise, delight, and consternation.
.) Seeking emotional honesty, he looked to the work of several "mentors": Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem de Kooning , Philip Guston , Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder...
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
cold snap, strange character dressed for winter, red coat
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on wood
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hat in the Ring, Fashion themed pastel on archival paper with shoes, mirror
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Jugglers. Acrobats w table large bird w bread loaf red undertone fantasy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
Dealmaker, businessman character study cigar bird narrative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wr...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cupid Under Construction valentine hearts cupid mythology humorous overtones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
A Song for Goya, colorful musical theme painting
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hollywood portrait of girl with red wig
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, w...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joe Gould
s Significant Other, surrealist fantasy charcoal and pastel drawing
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal and pastel on toned paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
The title and subject of this original pastel painting on paper references a work by Alice Neel.
Stephen Basso's highly origi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
Artist &Model #1 humorous interpretation of the traditional subject muted color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded heavyweight archival paper suitable for framing under glass signed and dated bottom left. Part of the artists series on the artist and Model subject prima...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Rapunzel by the Sea, fairy tale narrative, colorful whimsical fantasy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rapunzel figure narrative, colorful
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical w...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Greenhouse Effect" interior scene with plants female figure surreal undertones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
unframed soft pastel on toned paper signed and dated on bottom.
mythological theme with humorous undertones
references ecology
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Red Winter, colorful double portrait oil on canvas
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with bou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Viola and the Gatekeepers humans and animals bright color cats and dogs
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas mounted on board signed and dated on reverse .part of an ongoing series of people and their pets. this painting requires framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
red stocking nude, sexy female figure semi nude colorful
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Hungry Hearted Lovers big heart relationship food related love humor Valentine
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned paper part of recent series of valentine day subjects. framing under glass or plexiglass required
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
Acquisition female figure with bird sculpture warm earth tones flash of red
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen canvas signed and dated on reverse
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
small woman on a big chair, figurative, colorful, botero-like, pastel, paper
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fear...
Category
1980s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Big Fruit Nude, colorful, imaginative nude with fruit on pastel on toned paper
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Painting the Town Red urban narrative warm southwestern color female figure
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned archival paper signed and dated bottom left. Surrealistic expressionist with humorous undertones
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Navigator, bright color oil painting of figure, boats, water
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pillow Fight, colorful humorous nude women
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board
outsider pastel on archival paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking f...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
The Hypnotist large oil painting multiple figures violet and green colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Statement from Stephen Basso about “The Hypnotist” :
“Some years ago I took a cruise for the first and probably the last time.I did not enjoy the experience but one night a show feat...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Three
s a Crowd, whimsical colorful pastel on toned paper
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three's a Crowd, whimsical colorful pastel on toned paper
A Brooklyn native, much of Basso's wildly imaginative artwork was inspired by travel to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and especiall...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Spring Unveiling Urban gardener subject warm spring pastel color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a pastel painting on toned archival signed and dated by the artist. The subject matter refers to a time in the artist's life in Brooklyn where fig trees were wrapped and tie...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Bouquet Bearer bright colors blue dress yellow wall pastel women fashion flowers
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned archival sanded paper signed and dated bottom left this work is part on an ongoing series bt the artist depicting women with floral bouquets
Category
2010s Romantic Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Sheet Music, whimsical, surrealist colorful pastel on paper
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Music theme, nude figures, abstract composition
Pastel on paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...
Category
2010s Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
garden variety nudes, narrative, surreal, whimsical, bright color, outsider
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are...
Category
2010s Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tower of Glamour. Still life bright colors hats sunglasses and mirror subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper suitable for framing.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mermaid &Tonic mythical sea creatures humor soft light color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of an ongoing series of mermaids by the artist on toned archival paper signed and dated on bottom
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Dark Reflections interior with female figure and mirrors yellow and black color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded pastel paper richly worked. Part of an ongoing series on mirrors and fame figures. Signed at bottom
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
builder of cities, sand castle colorful beach fantasy narrative, blue, tan tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
the egg farmer, fantasy man among ostriches
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Basement Lovers narrative romantic couples human condition wry humor cool colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Origional soft pastel on toned paper signed and dated on bottom. Suitable for framing under glass..
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Steamed Eggplant still life with sicilian eggplant and mustard color kettle
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned sanded paper signed and dated on bottom left . part of the artist's restless still life series
Category
Early 2000s Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Visitation man, bird, spiritual theme warm colors interior space
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned suitable for framing under glass.
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
The Dust Collector religious theme female figure ceremonial objects, bright reds
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretcher reference to Hatian vessels named govi containing souls of the departed
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gravesend urban kitchen interior brooklyn subject elderly female subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper mounted on acid free archival board protected in clear bag sleeve. overall size measures 40 x 32 in. permanent framing is recommen...
Category
2010s Folk Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
Wing Malfunction blue sky clouds hearts arrows cherubs in peril love humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on heavyweight toned paper unframed signed on bottom. part of a series of valentine day theme paintings ans pastelsSABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Bordeaux Evenings wine theme seated female figure warm evening thoughts
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on board mounted in wooden frame suitable for immediate hanging the artist mixed synthetic pumice into the primer to create a rough textured surface.
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
Attic Nude female nude soft sensual colors humorous subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned archival paper . this pastel comes matted on black archival foam board. it is part of the artists ongoing series Nudes With Attitude
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Warm Reflections pool theme sunny colors florida suburbia human condition
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched linen canvas framing not required signed and dated on reverse
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Twilight narrative pastel painting bright color beach scene couples
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper .
This work is mounted on archival foam board with clear plastic to protect surface. Framing under glass is recommended
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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