Stephen Basso Paintings
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
Bird Trainers seated male standing female figure white tropical bird hot color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealistic, stylized magic realism oil painting of oversize bird and 2 people signed and dated on reverse
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil pai...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Surrogate Family cat woman and with her extended family on sofa humorous theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a recent oil on linen canvas mounted on cradled wood panel signed and dated on reverse . Created earlier this year, the artist has titled it in response to the current politi...
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2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
The Cloistered Baker male figure with cake cherub with cupcake earthy tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed and dated on reverse. Oil paintings on cradled wood panel Stephen BassoStephen BassoABOUT Stephen Basso
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
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Nude on the Edge#2, colorful, whimsical imaginative nude
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Period artist as subject humorous observation coll blue and Grey tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on archival toned paper signed and dated top left. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of artist and model subject matter
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
The One That Got Away. Smoking man in antique bathtub soft green tones humorous
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil on wood painting. There is a rough stipple texture to this work achieved by mixing a pumice like compound into the primer. The work is consistent with the artists humo...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Global Warming rich color humor art topical subject birds and human interaction
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas signed an dated on reverse.
Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought provoking narratives. His whimsical works are alive wit...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Precarious, Nude dark colors female nude figure on top of tilting pillows
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early work by the artist depicting a Nude posing atop a totem. ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...
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1980s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
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Cotton Canvas, Oil
Sandwich boy food related theme dark muted color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting was done on cradled wood board signed and dated on back. The rough texture is achieved by adding an pumice like material to the painting ground. It is a companion work ...
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2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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.
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Stephen Basso's highly or...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
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Linen, Oil
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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Bajo Latin music theme rich vibrant colors musical instruments strong rhythm
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas
There is no charge for a beautiful gold rimmed ebony colored wood frame, which is included with this painting . the dimensions 52 x 38 are including this frame a...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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 Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
wildwood, four female figures, small male, some nude
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 Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Moon Bathers festive colorful green Coney island beach denizens women humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas heavy duty stretchers framing not required 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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Glory and Grandeur art history strong black female figure topical subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works a...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Crown Jewels, colorful, figurative, outsider, narrative, three women, hats
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil n 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 Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
mr. c and gladys, bright colorful man and dog
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
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 Folk Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nature Girl, colorful surrealist bird woman painting
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
colorful surrealist image of bird woman
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoki...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grinning Man. Expressionist portrait cool blue and green colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
No charge for frame
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive wi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robed Couple. Male and female bathrobe figures faux diptych violet
red color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen canvas mounted on.plywood titled signed and dated on reverse
ABOUT Stephen Basso
domestic scenario
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romanti...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plywood, Oil
The Da Vinci Feds. Two seated suited male figures flanking a reclining woman
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 imagin...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spotlight, seated female figure with plants warm and cool green combinations
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil on linen painting signed and dated on reverse.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Resistance, strong female figure with trees warm green and yellow colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is part on an ongoing series of works by the artist depicting strong allegorical women in various landscapes. The painting is oil on linen canvas signed on reverse
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
the greco roman question, figure with classical statues, greens, earth tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas, humorous depiction of a woman with classical artwork
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lifeboat nautical sea fable soft blue color sailing theme male female figures
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The quirky humor in this painting speaks for itself
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
South Brooklyn Lion Tamer female figure with stone lions soft red background
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint on wood .the surface has been primed with gesso mixed with an acrylic like pumice to give the surface a textured look. Colorful, Signed on reverse.
Category
2010s Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Melodramatic Breakup romantic couple theme human drama humorous undertones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas signed on reverse. Heavy duty stretcher ready for display
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
the golden lobster, fantasy, surreal bather
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Budding Artist urban narrative muted blue colors subway scene
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen mounted on board signed and dated on reverse.
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Board, Oil
The Existential Cyclist human condition humorous male figure on bicycle blue
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed and dated on reverse oil on wood panel . This work had a rough surface texture.
Some similarity to Botero quality
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
COLD SNAP seated female figure on subway cool blue winter tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on plywood signed on reverse. There is a rough texture to the surface of the painting a technique used by the artist on many of his wood paintings.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Priest dark muted color somber religious subject figure human condition theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Although painted 10 years ago the artist feels it is an appropriate image for these troubled times.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady Red Rose female half length profile portrait warm soft soothing color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is oil paint on linen canvas mounted on wood framed in a reddish brown color frame
Signed on reverse
Category
2010s Romantic Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Onyx blue tone and black female nude sculptural qualities
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early experimental work by the artist it combines a loosely painted head combined with a hard sculptural body.
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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