Artist Hernan Bas is best known for the lively depictions of nineteenth-century-style waifs, mythological creatures and dandies that permeate his Expressionist paintings and prints. Whether they’re cheerful or somber, Bas’s subjects, which are often imbued with humor and homoeroticism, are typically positioned in a richly colored fantastic landscape. He views them as characters in a broader story that he tells throughout his work.
Born in Miami, Florida, Bas had a penchant for drawing and painting as young as four years old. He entered the art magnet program in the Miami public school system, where teachers helped foster his talent and passion for the arts.
Bas entered art school in seventh grade. His post-high school education took shape at the New World School of the Arts of Miami. After graduating in 1996 from New World, Bas enrolled in The Cooper Union — an exclusive arts academy in New York City. He left The Cooper Union after a semester, believing he'd had all the art training he was going to need.
Though he considers himself a painter by trade, Bas enjoys experimenting with other media. He has tried his hand at photography and film, and eventually set up a darkroom in his studio basement.
Bas’s first exhibition took place in 2001 at Miami’s Fredric Snitzer Gallery, and it didn't take long for the art scene to take notice. The artist has since enjoyed a global audience and has had solo and group showings around the world — including New York, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Bas’s art is held in many public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Samuso: Space for Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea. He lives and works between Miami and Detroit.
Find original Hernan Bas prints and photography on 1stDibs.
Comus In a Drunken Stupor
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color softground and flatbite etching, spitbite and soapground aquatints, and unique inking.
Etching
The Renaissance Man
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color softground etching, drypoint and spitbite aquatint.
Etching
Revised Endpapers for "The Homosexual Neurosis" (Blue)
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color aquatint. Edition of 35
Etching
Revised Endpapers for "The Homosexual Neurosis" (Pink)
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color aquatint.
Etching
$1,071
H 13.39 in W 8.27 in
Forest X - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching
By Charles Donker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Charles Donker Forest X 34 x 21 (Framed included in price, 41,5 x 56,5 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and abro...
Etching
Angel, WFUNA Marc Chagall Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
WFUNA Marc Chagall Designed Etching · Produced after the artist's death with permission from his estate Image size 8.5" x 11" #215/1000 Perfect condition Certification document on ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching
$550
H 19.3 in W 15 in
"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Miami, FL
Raul Anguiano (Mexico, 1915-2006) 'Salomé', 2003 Engraving, sugarlift on Deponte handmade heavy-weight paper of 650 g. 19.3 x 15 in. (49 x 38 cm.) ID: ANG-108 Hand-signed by author
Ink, Etching, Aquatint
$4,650
H 33.39 in W 25.56 in
Farewell Bill - Contemporary, Self Portrait, Artist, Cap, Yellow
By Georg Baselitz
Located in Köln, DE
Line etching, sufar lift and aquatint in colours "Farewell Bill" by Georg Baselitz from 2013/14. The edition on Hahnemühle Filigrane comprises 40 copies. The present copy is numb...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
Morning Indians #1
By Grey Cohoe
Located in Santa Fe, NM
etching edition 30 signed, titled and numbered by the artist under the image COHOE, Grey 1944-1991 PERSONAL: Born 1944, in Tocito, NM; died November 2, 1991. Education: Attended Institute of American Indian Arts, 1966-67, College of Santa Fe, 1967, Fort Lewis College, 1968, and Haystack Mountain...
Etching
$3,508
H 20.28 in W 15.28 in
Serpentine (blue) - Contemporary, Abstract, Figure, Women, fragile
By Georg Baselitz
Located in Köln, DE
Aquatint in colours with sugar lift "Serpentine" (blue) by Georg Baselitz from 2022/23. The edition on Somerset White Satin comprises 50 copies in blue / 50 copies in green. The ...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
$1,200
H 16.5 in W 14 in D 2 in
Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones
By Esteban Chavez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage work by Esteban Chavez illustrates his skills as a master-printer. Plate size dimension is 4.25" x 4" Framed, the work measures 16.5" x 14" Please note, there is a sm...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Remember Great Grandma
By Grey Cohoe
Located in Santa Fe, NM
etching edition of 35 20" x 15" paper size 13" x 10" image size signed, titled and numbered by the artist under the image. COHOE, Grey 1944-1991 PERSONAL: Born 1944, in Tocito, NM...
Etching
Yei Bi Chei, etching, Navajo ceremony, black, white
By Grey Cohoe
Located in Santa Fe, NM
black and white etching on paper unframed #14/30 image size 12 x 14.5 signed, titled & numbered by the artist under the image on the front. COHOE, Grey 1944-1991 PERSONAL: Born 1944, in Tocito, NM; died November 2, 1991. Education: Attended Institute of American Indian Arts, 1966-67, College of Santa Fe, 1967, Fort Lewis College, 1968, and Haystack Mountain...
Etching
Sin título
By Sergio Hernández
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Etching Medium: Limited Edition Print. Paper: Velin Arches 300 g.
Etching
Cheetah
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cheetah (Rock Concert) Etching, 1966 Signed in pencil lower right Numbered lower left Titled lower left Published by Associated American Artists Illustrated: AAA Cats. 1967.01, 1968....
Etching
$1,153
H 34.26 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Girl with Pearl - 21 Cent., Contemporary, Pigment Print, Dutch Masters
By Ger Doornink
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 Ger Doornink's limited editions are based on a high resolution scan of the original artwork. They are printed on archival Hahnemühle German Etching paper. This techniq...
Archival Paper, Etching
Suicide Sunday no. 29, Plate XLII
By Hernan Bas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hernan Bas (b. 1978) is a critically acclaimed Miami-based artist best known for his distinct brand of expressionistic figuration that present his elaborate and mysterious narratives...
Lithograph
Ennui (Or the Endless Conversation)
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color softground and flatbite etching, spitbite aquatint, drypoint and burnish.
Etching
Ennui (Or the Endless Conversation)
By Hernan Bas
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color softground and flatbite etching, spitbite aquatint, drypoint and burnish.
Etching