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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
Balance, Whimsical female with flowers, roses, bright golden sky
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

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Canvas, Oil

Trash Talk, seated shirtless male figure parrots & cat yellow & warm green color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Recent oil on linen canvas mounted on cradled wood panel signed and dated on reverse. Part of an ongoing series by the artist in his humorous observation of humans and their pets ABO...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Wood Panel, Oil

Cooped Up, colorful painting of cats and birds in birdcage
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
colorful surrealist narrative of cats *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical...
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2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pastry chef food cooking theme sweet color figure resembles delicious cakes
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is inspires by the painting of chaim soutine pastry chefs.
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

Wonderland small scale seated woman with large bouquet soft green colors
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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

bathers (the kiss), female nude figures indoor pool green grey tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
female bathers by visionary artist Stephen Basso
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Early 2000s Fauvist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lullaby music by the sea guitars and song soft tranquil dreamlike color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Basso's highly original paintings are romantic yet thought provoking musings. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination wry wit and fearless color The elemen...
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2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, 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....
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

The Yellow Bouquet seated female figure with flowers soft yellow and pink
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Seated woman in a pink suit strong yet warm color consistent with the artist's palette. It is painted on jute a coarse type of burlap mounted on a cradled wood board . Framing recomm...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Jute, Wood, Oil

Lemon Winter, colorful humorous woman and dog
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

TiTi Dolores and Coquito sitting female portrait with pet chihuahua dark colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This recent painting is part on an ongoing series of humans and their non human companions. It is painted on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel. Signed and dated by the art...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

Music Scale, Bright colors, Musical instruments violin bass male female figures
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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Valentine Cat (double Hearted Cat) bright sunny color cat romantic greens
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on masonite with a natural birch frame glossy finish
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1990s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Eden Lockdown, colorful humorous nude woman with apple and snake
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

The Boxer. Humorous nature encounter seaside w lobster, soft muted colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on cradled board. Signed and dated on back. Part of an ongoing series of man vs beast by the artist
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2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, 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
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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.
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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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
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2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mad Hatters bright colorful fashionable ladies humorous view
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on cradled wooden board signed and dated on reverse contemporary figurative expressionism
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Lover Boy, colorful humorous woman and Cat
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 fanta...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Shoe repairman, colorful, character
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Perch. Seated dark clothed female figure holding white large bird.
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This whimsical work is an oil on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel suitable for framing. It is signed and dated by the artist on reverse side. The colors are warm greens a...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Butcher ll male figure cuts meat pork warm olive & red colors food theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on plywood signed and dated . Second of several works depicting butchers. Recently exhibited at the Bartow-Pell Museum on the Bronx NYC. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's h...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Wood, Plywood, Oil

Travel Guide. Seated male figure reading large yellow bird shaped canvas
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted on an arch shaped canvas signed on lower left and on reverse. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provo...
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Early 2000s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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1980s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Linen

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...
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2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Plywood, Oil

Doll House colorful whimsical women large female figure w/ smaller figures
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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Other Art Style Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Catcus Fever seated man with catcus plant warm southwestern colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel. Framing recommended but not necessary. It is signed and dated on the reverse
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

Soutine's Purveyor, humorous butcher with meat, food
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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 Paintings

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Jute, Wood, Oil, Canvas

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
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2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

A Foregone Conclusion large colorful triptych-like seafood still life lobster
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This triptych-like lobster still life is only one of four paintings in this format by the artist. It is not a true triptych, as it is one large single canvas with three distinct imag...
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1990s Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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.
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2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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
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Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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
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1990s American Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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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...
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2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Stephen Basso Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Release, female figure on cliff colorful birds in flight dreamlike imagery
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An oil on canvas from 2017 depicting a young lone woman standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking a deep green sea. She lifts her dress releasing hundreds of colorful birds into a ...
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2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Early 2000s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Linen

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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Board

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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

Tequila Revision Tulum Maya Riviera magical seascape warm tropical colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas heavy duty stretchers framing not necessary influenced by the Tulum seascape after too many tequilas.
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Early 2000s Surrealist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil

Surf N' Turf mermaid mythic figures interior food romantic undertones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas heavy duty stretcher bars .Framing recommended but not wit. Signed and dated on reverse. Part of an ongoing series of mermaids by the artist.
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Early 2000s 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

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

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.
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1980s Fauvist Stephen Basso Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Paintings

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Moving Day still life vegetables humorous undertones strong bright color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this painting is oil on boars framed it is part of a series of still life paintings which the artist refers to as Restless Still Life because in his words "fruits and vegetables have...
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2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Paintings

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Oil, Board, ABS

Stephen Basso paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Stephen Basso paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Stephen Basso in oil paint, paint, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Expressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Stephen Basso paintings, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Anyck Alvarez Kerloch, Evelyne Ballestra, and Maria Asuncion Raventos. Stephen Basso paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $600 and tops out at $15,000, while the average work can sell for $2,500.

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