Stephen Basso

Global Warming rich color humor art topical subject birds and human interaction

2016

*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...

Oil on canvas, humorous depiction of a woman with classical artwork

oi on canvas signed on reverse surreal dreamlike quality

*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are...

Eurydice in the Underworld, as Hades and Persephone inform her that Orpheus has bargained for her release.

Oil on canvas signed and dated on reverse. Part ot a human and animal series by the artist

"Contemporary, American, Blue, Vintage TV, with Cat in Mid Century Mod Room" This work is titled, "Ten past 4:00." It is 41 x 58.25" and is Unframed Oil on Canvas. $18,000, price negotiable. A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg...

Gerard ter Borch (II) (1617-1681), copy after, around 1700 'Boy Fleaing a Dog' Oil on canvas Professionally restored (cleaned and relined) In modern frame in 17th century style Dimensions excl. frame: 33 x 27,5 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: approx. 50 x 45,5 cm. Depcited is a boy busy fleaing a dog. The boy sits on a chair with the dog on his lap. On a table on the right there is a book and a pen. On a wooden bench lies the boy's hat. What is unique about this painting by Ter Borch, is the relationship that is depicted between human and animal. Mostly animals like dogs where depicted as an attribute in paintings in the 17th century, and sometimes used to symbolize certain character traits. This boy is lovingly caring for his dog, which he is giving his full attention. Another interesting detail is that Ter Borch's brother Moses, was probably the model for this painting. Ter borch often used family members as models for his paintings. Moses was also a very talented painter and draughtsman. Several copies of this work by Ter Borch are known. One of these copies is in the collection of the Dutch Rijksmuseum (Image included in the image gallery (last image)). The original painting is in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek museum in Munich, Germany. Gerard ter Borch, also known as Gerard Terburg, was a Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu...

Louis Recchia's (US based) "Urban Zoo" is an oil painting that depicts a lama, giraffes, and a whale in a surreal urban environment Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary ar...

Louis Recchia's (US based) "Family Unit" is an oil painting that depicts a family of felines personified in interior setting with birds Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary...

Oil on canvas Canvas size: 27 x 24 inches Framed size: 33 x 30.5 inches Signed and date '87 lower left

Antique American modernist signed monkey drawing by Aurion M. Proctor (1909 - 1983). Drawing and charcoal on paper. Signed. Framed.