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
Bluebird Spring garden setting large female figure soft warm Grey violet yellow
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting on jute canvas mounted on a cradled wood board. It is signed and dated by the artist on reverse. The texture is rough yet dense with a strong balance of light...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Jute, Wood, Oil, Canvas
Hex Key Nude seated female figure with birds perched on large shaped hex keys
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel of seated nude on toned archival paper warm muted earth tones signed and dated on bottom left hand corner. . Suitable for framing under glass
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephe...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
The Egg Farmer half man/ostrich walking on eggs by a dark sea humorous overtones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned archival paper signed on bottom left. It is mounted on an acid free foam board suitable for framing under glass. The dimensions with board are 32x 40 inABOUT Ste...
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2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Bordertown Standing comical male figure w dogs bright yellow red orange
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 Other Art Style Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Looking South. NYC urban landscape Part Mexico city landscape melded together
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an experimental work by the artist combining two different city landscapes. It was created after the artist's return to New York after visiting Mexico
Category
1990s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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 ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Battle Station. colorful food medley of eggplants and leeks on kitchen table
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This part of a series titled Restless Still Lie by the artist depicting everyday objects engaged in some particular drama hence the title.
It is soft pastel on toned archival sanded...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Chicken Run female figure with umbrella vintage american car castle tower
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This recent pastel is on toned archival paper suitable for framing under glass.
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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
Cliffhanger Nudes female nude grouping nudes in nature warm colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned archival heavyweight toned paper. suitable for framing under glass. this is one of the artists ongoing series titled Nudes With Attitude.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Bronx Wedding, colorful dancing celebration w musicians blue sky butterflies
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 Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Alchemist. Thee quarter length female figure with fiery red hair
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated on the bottom right hand cornerABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly ori...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Champagne Toast reclining female figure with five faces in large mirrors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The subject is primarily about multiple personalities. It is signed and dated on the reverse side.
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings ar...
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
procession, seashore, beach, colorful, humor, female figure, bather green tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blending surrealistic elements with narrative, Mr. Basso is known for wildly imaginative and colorful work.
Category
1980s Fauvist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tattooed Bouquet combination still life and figurative genres soft green tomes
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 Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
flowers from evergood, bright figure domestic setting predominantly red painting
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on wood by Stephen Basso
Narrative work, woman in chair in interior setting
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
salty sue and kandy korn, colorful woman and bird humorous people pets
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
one of a series of people and their pets painted on wood panel suitable for framed smooth texture
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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
Yellow Nude with Blackbirds standing female nude black tree and bird background
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early work on a series of nude figures that have been part of the artist's extensive body of work. The pastel colors are strong and vibrant with extensive reworking . It i
s signe...
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Artist and Model # 2 warm sepia toned linear nude female with tattoo
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mixed media drawing on toned archival sanded heavyweight paper is the second in a recent series if pastels depicting the artist and Model subject which had been done extensively...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
Mermaid Reflections imaginative fantasy of women, mirror warm inviting color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work is part of an ongoing series of Mermaid by the artist. It is oil paint on linen mounted on wood panel with wooden bars suitable for hanging without framing unless desired. ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Wood, Oil
Pink Mirror two women with masks bedroom dresser flowers warm red and yellows
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wildly colorful oil painting on linen canvas is signed and dated on the ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Middletown ..Cafe scene standing woman between two plants warm red color
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 Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pen
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 Wine Merchant female figure with large black wine bottles vibrant color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass.
Signed by artist
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are rom...
Category
2010s Expressionist 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
Sand Cat Lady humorous depicting of a seated woman on beach with sand sculpture
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 Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Yemaya Descembarcar(Yemaya Ashore) blues seaside West african & religious
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the subject of this work is Yemaya orisha or saint of the seven oceans . Her colors are blue and white and she exudes great power and love.
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spring Cleaning large female figure two smaller male figures humorous undertones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With elements of surrealism and fantasy, this is a soft pastel painting on toned archival paper. It is part of an ongoing series of work by the artist depicting humorous observations...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
German Expressionist Bakers, colorful painting with food cakes
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper
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 Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
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
Masquerade heart shaped male figure catching masked female figure cat watching
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 Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scent floral arrangement and mask like head warm yellow and olive colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board signed on reverse (frame included at no charge)
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fanta...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Red Sofa seated female figure with cat and pillows dominant red color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting of a seated woman with her cat is an early work by the artist. It has been held by the artist, exhibited only twice in the 36 years since its creation and is on excelle...
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Angels double depiction of female nudes soft red tones against black
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a richly colored pastel on red toned paper with bits of the primer flickering throughout the work. Signed and dated bottom left.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper, Gouache
Trojan Cat surreal dreamlike image of small boy inside a large black cat
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
1980s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
Energy Saving Nudes multiple female Nude figures humorous overtones soft colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned on toned
Archival heavyweight paper.signed and dated on.bottom. part on an ongoing series by the artist Nudes With Attitude .
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso'...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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
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 ...
Category
1980s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Pompeii Room Nude with cat and pillows subject strong red color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned paper signed and dated bottom left. Suitable for framing under glass
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
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
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
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
"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
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
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
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
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
Isolation Blues contemporary social realism dark humor topical art man cat
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned paper signed bottom left
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Dance Partners nude female subject with rose bouquet surreal expressive format
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper signed and dated bottom. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of women with floral bouquets. Framing under glass is necessary f...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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 Art
Materials
Linen, Plywood, Oil
The Golden Sea. Female bather with lobster warm yellow and soft red color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painted on linen mounted on cradled wood panel titled signed and dated on reverse.
It is a humorous allegory depicting a bather holding a large golden yellow lobster....
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
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
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
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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, 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
Desert Angel myths and legends strong color nude in nature abstract figurative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on sanded toned paper this item is mounted on archival foam board with a clear plastic protective coating suitable for framing under glass
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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