Stephen Basso Interior 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
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
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 Interior Paintings
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Wood, Plywood, 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 surreal dreamlike imagery
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil painting...
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Early 2000s American Modern Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
la sala de la bruja (sorcerer's parlor), surrealist interior, green, bird, nude
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Narrative, colorful and surreal fantasy of a room interior. The image incorporates many of the recurring symbols in the artist's work such as hearts fe...
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1990s Surrealist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Cafe Max, bar scene red and bright color, music, genre, night club
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First of a series of totem like images by the artist dealing with everyday ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought pr...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green 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...
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2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
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 Interior Paintings
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Oil, Linen
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
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
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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 Interior 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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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...
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1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Sanctum interior scene man an cat theme dark and bright color combination
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this is oil on wood panel with a rough sandy textured surface . it comes ready to hang with a black frame that nicey complements the color scheme
Category
2010s Modern Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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...
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2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Interior 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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
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
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2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Interior 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.
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2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Slippery Crustacean, humorous, bright color oil painting of boy and lobster
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
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Interior 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 Interior 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
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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