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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
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
Category
Early 2000s Fauvist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Take the Cannoli food still life Italian pastry delicious tasty sweet treats
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil paint on wood with a rough stippled texture. the artist sometimes primes his painting surfaces with a sand like material for a coarse texture. this part of his continuing series ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
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2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Bread and Cabbage Nude food and seated nude female figure warm earth tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned archival sanded paper signed and dated bottom right corner. One of many pastel nudes by the artist who has done extensive work in the medium in addition to his o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Black and Blue Cat Woman. Charcoal three quarter drawing of large Lady with cats
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Seen here is a charcoal drawing of a large Lady with cats. The unique work of Stephen Basso is wildly imaginative. While he is also a brilliant colorist, the monochromatic charcoal...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
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
Archival Paper, Pastel
Lucky Cat Lady colorful seated woman w six live kittens and chinese lucky cat
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large scale pastel on toned archival paper is suitable for framing under glass to protect the soft pastel medium . It is signed and dated on the bottom left corner. The subject ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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....
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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.
Category
1980s Fauvist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strong Champagne . Humorous interior fantasy w red sofa
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on toned archival paper suitable for framing under glass . The artist has signed and dated the work on the bottom right.
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Caribbean Mermaid soft tropical color Mermaid and angel fish mythical subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated bottom. Part of an ongoing series of mermaids by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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...
Category
2010s Neo-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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
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
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
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wet Kiss colorful mermaid warm humorous subject matter tropical color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated bottom right.. Part of an ongoing series of mermaid themes by the artist
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mrs. K and Cherrybomb, colorful sleeping woman and red parrot
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
Early 2000s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
headwind, female figure w beach umbrella beach blue ocean sand
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dealmaker, businessman character study cigar bird narrative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wr...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Buttercream Acrobats circus performers humorous subject male female dynamic
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this is a soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper , framing under glass recommended for display.
full figured women like Botero
theme: circus, food, cake, relationships,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
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
Wood Panel, Oil
Red Winter, colorful double portrait oil on canvas
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with bou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, 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
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil, Panel
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
1990s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Sarasota Lady female figure with handbag light colors Florida interior
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
part of a series of women with handbags signed on reverse
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Wood
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
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, 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
2010s American Impressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
insomniacs, 2015
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper.
Whimsical, imaginative , surreal, humor, folk, vivid, playful, evocative, fantasy, self taught, mentor style of Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem DeKooning, Philip Guston, Marsden Hartley, Albert Pinkham Ryder...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Hide and Seek still life peppers and lemons Spanish influence dark undercurrent
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretcher framing recommended but not required. Part pf a series by the artist titled RESTLESS STILL LIFE
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, 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 Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Flight bright yellow background female black central figure myth and romance
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas on heavy duty stretcher framing recommended but not required.
By in large Basso is self taught. (after initially attending the School of Visual Arts taking evening cour...
Category
2010s Symbolist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paint, Oil, Canvas
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Bouquet Bearer bright colors blue dress yellow wall pastel women fashion flowers
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned archival sanded paper signed and dated bottom left this work is part on an ongoing series bt the artist depicting women with floral bouquets
Category
2010s Romantic Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Figure in White. Seated while suited male Figure on couch black and white tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on archival black toned paper signed and dated by the artist on the bottom right corner. This work requires framing under glass for long term preservation.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Egg Walkers nude male and female figures dark green surreal egg strewn landscape
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
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
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gravesend urban kitchen interior brooklyn subject elderly female subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper mounted on acid free archival board protected in clear bag sleeve. overall size measures 40 x 32 in. permanent framing is recommen...
Category
2010s Folk Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
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