Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
American, b. 1951
Hunt Slonem has mastered the art of repetition in his exuberant Neo-Expressionist paintings. Some of his favorite subjects are bunnies, butterflies and the tropical birds that live in the private aviary nestled within his 30,000-square-foot studio complex in Brooklyn, New York.
“I believe in repetition like a holy mantra or rosary,” Slonem told Introspective, referring to his artistic method. “I am slightly influenced by Pop art, like the repetition of soup cans, postage stamps and celebrities. It’s something I have been doing my whole life.”
Slonem’s depictions of birds — which are often rendered in thick, gestural brushstrokes and arranged in a loose grid — owe to a fascination with tropical avian life that he developed during a childhood spent in Hawaii and Nicaragua. Today, along with the aviary, his studio contains a personal garden, a collection of antiques and walls and walls of artworks.
“I am a collector of things. My primary focus is color and objects. I love to make them work in a space,” Slonem says. “Sometimes I define a space with color.”
Besides birds, Slonem has painted so many bunnies that they’ve become a signature. Limned in expressive, urgent strokes on flat, vibrantly colored backgrounds, these creatures fascinate through their subtle variations. “I have painted hundreds of rabbits, but each one is different,” the artist has explained. “Each has its own personality, and it just comes through me.”
The multitalented Slonem also sculpts, makes prints, creates installations and restores historic spaces. His work has achieved cult status among collectors and is represented in the permanent collections of such esteemed institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Slonem has even made an appearance on Real Housewives of New York.
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Artist: Hunt Slonem
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
Pink and orange butterflies on a metallic gold and silver etched background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
Two red Cardinal birds sitting on a branch over a gold metallic and blue etched background. Framed in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
Two black gestured black bunnies on a solid hot pink background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unframed: 14 x 10 inches
Framed: ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Savannah
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Savannah
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 23.5" x 18"
Framed Dimensions: 28" x 22.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
Black outlined light pink and yellow butterflies on a pink etched background in a gold antique frame.
Unframed: 15 x 12 inches
Framed:...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Regines Black Diamonds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Fresh from the studio! "Regines Black Diamonds" is a glamorous take on Hunt Slonem's famed rabbit portraits. A grouping of the long-eared, bushy-tailed...
Category
2010s Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Precious Stone
Orbit
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Orbit" is a vibrant, large-scale oil painting by Hunt Slonem. The cobalt blue background of the composition offsets large abstract orbs and the forms of white egrets, a graceful bir...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Morning Lorries Countess
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Morning Lories Countess" features the titular winged creatures on a boldly striped background. Using a limited pallet, artist Hunt Slonem has created a hight-impact and attention gr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Sonia" Black Bunny on Purple Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Purple Lavender background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lemon Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts two delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slonem ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Ascension Magic Moment
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Ascension Magic Moment
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenance: Hun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hutch Red Lion
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hutch Red Lion
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 28" x 22"
Framed Dimensions: 31.5" x 25.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Uniq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Sea Moss
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Red Sea Moss
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 28" x 22"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 26"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinensis Single
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Chinensis Single
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 25.5" x 19"
Framed Dimensions: 30" x 23.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
4 Orbs Hutch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: 4 Orbs Hutch
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 20"
Framed Dimensions: 27.5" x 23.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Big Time
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Big Time
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 18"
Framed Dimensions: 27" x 21"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nashville
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Nashville
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 19" x 23"
Framed Dimensions: 21.5" x 25.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silver Score
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Silver Score
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 22.5" x 17.5"
Framed Dimensions: 29.5" x 24.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Four Play Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Four Play Diamond Dust
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 21" x 17"
Framed Dimensions: 23.5" x 19.5"
Signa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Pink Diamonds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Diamonds
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 15.5"
Framed Dimensions: 24" x 19.5"
Signature: Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Lines Bunny Pair
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Lines Bunny Pair
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 19.5" x 14.5"
Framed Dimensions: 22" x 17.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Liliana 3
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Liliana 3
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 12"
Framed Dimensions: 17" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Proven...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hare Today
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hare Today
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 10"
Framed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prove...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Play
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Play
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 11.75" x 9.5"
Framed Dimensions: 15.5" x 13.25"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Uniq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tama
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Tama
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 11.5" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 13" x 9.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gordon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Gordon
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 7"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Oval
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Oval
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flop Ears
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Flop Ears
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Xandu
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Xandu
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cardinals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Cardinals
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sky
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Sky
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Player
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Player
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Proven...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Midas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Midas
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two New
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Two New
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 18" x 16"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Mellon" Bunny on Holland Tulip Orange Oil Painting on Wood Panel w Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a bunny on a Holland Tulip Orange background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Glass
Hunt Slonem's Colorful Bunny Oil Painting 'Winter'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. Hunt Slonem's bunny oil painting 'Winter' 2024. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 14.5 x 12.5 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunny...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem's Colorful Bunny Oil Painting 'Red'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. Hunt Slonem's bunny oil painting 'Winter' 2024. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 14.5 x 12.5 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunny...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Hunt Slonem's Colorful Bunny Oil Painting 'Profile'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. Hunt Slonem's bunny oil painting 'Profile' 2022. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 16.25 x 14.25 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bu...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Metallic Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Bunnies on Metallic
Black outlined bunnies with over a gold and silver metallic background with green etched-in details. Framed in an antique wooden frame.
...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension Blue" Blue Metallic Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension in Blue" Butterflies
Black outlined white and light blue butterflies on a gold and silver etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 39.5 x 32.5...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Grass Keet
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Grass Keet
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prove...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Jane", 10x8 Green Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Jane" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a deep green background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic homes. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About the artist:
His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations has been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a Navy officer meant the family moved often during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his young-adult years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.
After graduating with a degree in painting and art history from Tulane University in New Orleans, Slonem spent several years in the early 1970s living in Manhattan. It wasn’t until Janet Fish offered him her studio for the summer of 1975 that Slonem was able to fully immerse himself in his work. His pieces began getting exhibited around New York, propelling his reputation and thrusting him into the city’s explosive contemporary arts scene. He received several prestigious grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80-foot mural of the World Trade Center in the late 1970s.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Hundreds", 10x8 Yellow Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Hundreds" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a yellow background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic homes. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About the artist:
His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations has been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a Navy officer meant the family moved often during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his young-adult years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.
After graduating with a degree in painting and art history from Tulane University in New Orleans, Slonem spent several years in the early 1970s living in Manhattan. It wasn’t until Janet Fish offered him her studio for the summer of 1975 that Slonem was able to fully immerse himself in his work. His pieces began getting exhibited around New York, propelling his reputation and thrusting him into the city’s explosive contemporary arts scene. He received several prestigious grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80-foot mural of the World Trade Center in the late 1970s.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Red Rose", 10x8 Red Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Red Rose" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a vibrant red background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic homes. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About the artist:
His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations has been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a Navy officer meant the family moved often during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his young-adult years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.
After graduating with a degree in painting and art history from Tulane University in New Orleans, Slonem spent several years in the early 1970s living in Manhattan. It wasn’t until Janet Fish offered him her studio for the summer of 1975 that Slonem was able to fully immerse himself in his work. His pieces began getting exhibited around New York, propelling his reputation and thrusting him into the city’s explosive contemporary arts scene. He received several prestigious grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80-foot mural of the World Trade Center in the late 1970s.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Banded", 10x8 Multi Color Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Banded" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a multi-colored background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic homes. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About the artist:
His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations has been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a Navy officer meant the family moved often during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his young-adult years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.
After graduating with a degree in painting and art history from Tulane University in New Orleans, Slonem spent several years in the early 1970s living in Manhattan. It wasn’t until Janet Fish offered him her studio for the summer of 1975 that Slonem was able to fully immerse himself in his work. His pieces began getting exhibited around New York, propelling his reputation and thrusting him into the city’s explosive contemporary arts scene. He received several prestigious grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80-foot mural of the World Trade Center in the late 1970s.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Neverland
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Neverland
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classic Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
A painted Green Amazon Bird on a Gold scored metallic background in Hunt Slonem's old style in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 in...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
Black outlined white butterflies on a yellow etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches
Framed: 17.5 x 1...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny
A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a white background. Framed in a vintage gold frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Painting...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
Black outlined silver and blue butterflies on a light blue etched silver and dark blue metallic background.
Unframed: 72 x 84 inc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Blue and White Butterflies on Gold Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Light Blue Butterflies on Gold Metallic
Black outlined light blue and white butterflies on a blue etched gold metallic background in a gold vintage frame.
Un...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Mellon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Mellon
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signatur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Totem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Toem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
Single gestured black bunny on a multicolored rainbow background with mixed metallics. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold metallic background.
Multicolored Finches birds on a metallic gold background. Framed in an antique gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem's "Tulip" is a vibrant painting featuring a red tulip adorned with yellow accents, set against a lively lime green background. The bold colors create a captivating and en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tulips
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem's "Tulips" presents a captivating depiction of two reddish-purple tulips standing boldly against a serene blue background. The contrast between the vibrant tulips and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Light Blue and Black Bunny Original Oil Painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Thomas
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sunny" Yellow and Black Bunny Original Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Sunny
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Hunt Slonem animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of animal 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, pink, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Hunt Slonem in paint, oil paint, canvas 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 contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Hunt Slonem animal paintings, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Enzio Wenk, Shelley Reed, and Rose Freymuth-Frazier. Hunt Slonem animal paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $4,940 and tops out at $155,000, while the average work can sell for $10,975.