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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
Surrogate Family cat woman and with her extended family on sofa humorous theme
Surrogate Family cat woman and with her extended family on sofa humorous theme

Stephen BassoSurrogate Family cat woman and with her extended family on sofa humorous theme, 2024

$1,800

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

Wonderland small scale seated woman with large bouquet soft green colors
Wonderland small scale seated woman with large bouquet soft green colors

Stephen BassoWonderland small scale seated woman with large bouquet soft green colors, 2016

$2,500

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

The Da Vinci Feds. Two seated suited male figures flanking a reclining woman
The Da Vinci Feds. Two seated suited male figures flanking a reclining woman

Stephen BassoThe Da Vinci Feds. Two seated suited male figures flanking a reclining woman, 2006

$3,500

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

Glory and Grandeur art history strong black female figure topical subject

Stephen BassoGlory and Grandeur art history strong black female figure topical subject, 2015

$2,400

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 Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

The Cloistered Baker male figure with cake cherub with cupcake earthy tones
The Cloistered Baker male figure with cake cherub with cupcake earthy tones

Stephen BassoThe Cloistered Baker male figure with cake cherub with cupcake earthy tones, 2025

$2,500

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

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Red Sofa seated female figure with cat and pillows dominant red color
Red Sofa seated female figure with cat and pillows dominant red color

Stephen BassoRed Sofa seated female figure with cat and pillows dominant red color, 1987

$3,500

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cafe Max, bar scene red and bright color, music, genre, night club

Stephen BassoCafe Max, bar scene red and bright color, music, genre, night club, 2006

$4,600

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

Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color
Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color

Stephen BassoMeeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color, 2014

$3,800

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Butcher ll male figure cuts meat pork warm olive & red colors food theme
Butcher ll male figure cuts meat pork warm olive & red colors food theme

Stephen BassoButcher ll male figure cuts meat pork warm olive & red colors food theme, 2021

$2,400

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

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Oil

Makeover marble female bust hat and lipstick accessories muted grey and geen to

Stephen BassoMakeover marble female bust hat and lipstick accessories muted grey and geen to, 2025

$650

Makeover marble female bust hat and lipstick accessories muted grey and geen to

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oil on linen mounted on wood suitable for framing . Signed and dated on reverse ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thoug...

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2010s Modern Stephen Basso Interior Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Oil

Travel Guide. Seated male figure reading large yellow bird shaped canvas
Travel Guide. Seated male figure reading large yellow bird shaped canvas

Stephen BassoTravel Guide. Seated male figure reading large yellow bird shaped canvas, 2007

$1,100

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 Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pink Mirror two women with masks bedroom dresser flowers warm red and yellows
Pink Mirror two women with masks bedroom dresser flowers warm red and yellows

Stephen BassoPink Mirror two women with masks bedroom dresser flowers warm red and yellows, 2020

$3,300

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

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Slippery Crustacean, humorous, bright color oil painting of boy and lobster

Stephen BassoThe Slippery Crustacean, humorous, bright color oil painting of boy and lobster, 2017

$1,800

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

A Song for Goya, colorful musical theme painting
A Song for Goya, colorful musical theme painting

Stephen BassoA Song for Goya, colorful musical theme painting, 2007

$2,800

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

Acrobats bright tropical colors man and toucan birds humorous narrative
Acrobats bright tropical colors man and toucan birds humorous narrative

Stephen BassoAcrobats bright tropical colors man and toucan birds humorous narrative, 2010

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

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

Tower of Slumber fantasy male and female figures engaged in Hercularian feats.
Tower of Slumber fantasy male and female figures engaged in Hercularian feats.

Stephen BassoTower of Slumber fantasy male and female figures engaged in Hercularian feats., 2020

$4,500

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

Trojan Cat surreal dreamlike image of small boy inside a large black cat
Trojan Cat surreal dreamlike image of small boy inside a large black cat

Stephen BassoTrojan Cat surreal dreamlike image of small boy inside a large black cat, 1988

$3,650

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 Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

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

Stephen BassoGlobal Warming rich color humor art topical subject birds and human interaction, 2016

$6,000

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

Antique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects
Antique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects

Stephen BassoAntique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects, 2020

$4,200

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude on the Edge#2, colorful, whimsical imaginative nude

Stephen BassoNude on the Edge#2, colorful, whimsical imaginative nude, 2005

$2,500

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

The Hypnotist large oil painting multiple figures violet and green colors
The Hypnotist large oil painting multiple figures violet and green colors

Stephen BassoThe Hypnotist large oil painting multiple figures violet and green colors, 2017

$5,000

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

Soutine's Purveyor, humorous butcher with meat, food

Stephen BassoSoutine's Purveyor, humorous butcher with meat, food, 2017

$3,500

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

Stephen Basso interior paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Stephen Basso interior paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of interior 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 orange 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 interior paintings, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Stephen Basso interior paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,400 and tops out at $6,000, while the average work can sell for $3,000.

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