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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"Whydah" Black Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of Bunnies, 11 Butterflies and 9 Whydah Birds a...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Summer Dusk Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Summer Dusk Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Sign...
Lithograph
Untitled (0673)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sinatra III" Black and Silver Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sinatra III" Black and Silver Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black and blue on a silver background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12 x 10 inches *...
Oil, Panel
$8,000
"Jeffrey" White Outline Bunny on Black Background Diamondust Oil Painting 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 white bunny on a black background with thick white paint and then ...
Wood Panel, Glass, Resin, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Society Finches 2" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Society Finches 2 Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed by Artist on Ve...
Oil
Hombre in Pink Annapolis
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Hombre in Pink Annapolis, 2021 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 213.4 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pai...
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem "Pretty in Pink Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pretty in Pink Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" x 1.25" S...
Lithograph
Hunt Slonem "Golden Hutch" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Golden Hutch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 28.5" x 27.5" Framed Dimensions: 33.5" x 32.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Oil
$62,000
"Chinensis Next Week" Black Bunnies on Multicolored Background w Gold & Silver
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A stunning composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of Bunnies against a multicolored background. Slonem traces these 26 bunn...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lilly" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lilly Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uniq...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Rex" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Rex Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Swallowtail" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Swallowtail Date: 2019 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 33" x 25" Framed Dimensions: 35" x 26.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
$45,750
"Peace Plan" Birds & White and Yellow Butterflies on Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Birds and Monarch butterflies. They are placed in a wonderful golden background with black marks representing the "...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Hutch Scotch" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hutch Scotch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 25" Framed Dimensions: 33" x 28" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Sl...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ocelots Managua" Unique oil on canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ocelots Managua Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 30" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem i...
Oil
Spell III, Framed Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bright and vibrant still life by pop artist Hunt Slonem. The silkscreen print is hand-signed and numbered in pencil, nicely framed. Spell III by Hunt Slonem, American (1951) Date:...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Spotted" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Spotted Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Un...
Oil
Morning Flight, Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, Butterflies, Signed, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood white, yellow, purple, blue, green, red, orange butterflies on a scored gold background, framed. 2025 Painting is framed, as ...
Oil, Wood
Hunt Slonem "Twilight Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Twilight Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Signatu...
Lithograph
$8,000
"Amethyst" Light Purple Bunny on Purple Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
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 light purple bunny on a Purple background with thick use of paint ...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
$14,000
"Hibiscus Honolulu 1961" Hummingbirds French Pale Green Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds and hibiscus flowers on a light pale green background with thick use of p...
Oil, Wood Panel
$14,000
"Zebra Swallowtail" Multicolored Butterflies on French Pink Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor yellow and white delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful F...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Zero" Black Outlined Bunny on Gold and Silver Background Oil Painting 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 silver and gold background with beautiful accents...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Subtle Nature" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Subtle Nature Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Tyler" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Tyler Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uniq...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Max Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provenanc...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Beyond The Moon & Stars" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Beyond The Moon & Stars Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 18" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 22.5" x 26.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Max" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Max Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem is an...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 23.5" x 19.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Divine" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Divine Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cloud 9 Series: Butterflies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 60" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Marlyne" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Marlyne Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Blue Owl" Original owl painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Owl Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slo...
Oil
$10,500
"Orange Pair" Double Bunnies on Orange Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 2 gestural figures of black bunnies on a bring orange background with thick use of paint....
Oil, Wood Panel
Blue Diamond Dust Tuesday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct n...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Slidel" Black and Red Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Slidel" Black and Red Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is fram...
Oil, Panel
$21,000
Hunt Slonem "Doves & Hutch" Unique Oil painting of birds, bunnies & butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Doves & Hutch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 34" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
"Golden Pond" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a golden background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn f...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Bayou Madewood (La Fouche) Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, Post-Modern
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Dimensions of the artwork with the frame: 27 x 28.5 inches Signed Verso, Dated and...
Oil, Wood
$8,000
"Tulips on Silver" Pair of Red Tulips on Silver Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts 2 gestural red Tulips on a silver background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a wonderful...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Flight Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 11" x 9" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
Oil
$48,250
"Fluffle in Diamond Dust" White Bunnies Turquoise Blue Diamond Dust Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts white gestural figures of Bunnies against a turquoise blue diamond dust background. Slone...
Glass, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Monday Series: Bunnies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pink Tulip" Unique Oil Painting of a Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pink Tulip Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
Pink Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Pink Diamond Dust , 2018 Signed and dated on verso Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Canvas 152.4 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge N...
Oil, Acrylic
Butterflies and Guardians
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Butterflies and Guardians, 2020 Signed and Dated on Verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 243.8 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pa...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lavender" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lavender Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 11.5" x 8.5" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 12" Signature: Signed verso Edition: Unique Hu...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Mandy 2" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Mandy 2" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
$21,500
"Madewood Bayou" Blue Yellow & Green toned Landscape Contemporary Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
WIth a passion for restoring historic houses, one of Slonem's properties is in Lousiana, where he now spends a lot of his time painting and picking up inspiration for his pallet. Thi...
Wood, Oil
$35,750
Lustrous Gold Butterfly Painting 'Ascension in White (Jasmine)' by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Ascension in White (Jasmine)' 2022 by Hunt Slonem. Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in. This painting features a shimmering gold surface with an array of black and white butterflies. This wor...
Oil, Canvas
$22,000
Bayou Teche
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Bayou Teche, 2025 Oil on Wood 22 x 34 in (55.88 x 86.36 cm) Framed: 26 x 38 in
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Blue Mountain" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Mountain Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 9" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 12" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Morgaya" Black and Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Morgaya" Black and Pink Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a pink background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is f...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Blue Ascension Fall" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Ascension Fall Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42" Signature: Signed by Artist on Ver...
Oil
$14,000
"Cardinal Virginia" Red Cardinals on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Macaws. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Cardinals on a white background with thick use of paint. Inspired by nature and a genuine lov...
Oil, Wood Panel
$39,500
Bromeliad
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Lexington, KY
This early Hunt Slonem interior piece was painted in 1977. In 1980, they published an edition of 250 serigraphs of this painting. The large scale is a perfect focal point for any roo...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Amazon" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Amazon Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Janet" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Janet Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem...
Oil