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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Hunt Slonem "Hutch Trio Metallics" Original painting of bunnies in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hutch Trio Metallics Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42" Signature: Signed Edition: Uniqu...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Delta" Original oil painting of bunnies on canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Delta Date: 2020 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique *framing as shown can b...
Oil
Citron, Original Hunt Slonem – Brigh Green Bunny Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
This vibrant painting by Hunt Slonem features one of the artist’s signature rabbit motifs, rendered with loose, energetic black brushstrokes against an electric chartreuse-green back...
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...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Blue Diamond Dust Helena" White and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Blue Diamond Dust Helena" White and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in white on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14...
Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Michael & Joy" Original oil painting of 2 bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Michael & Joy Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 20" Framed Dimensions: 17.5" x 23.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Ve...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Rover" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Rover Series: Bunnies Date: 2023 Medium: Oil, acrylic, plaster, resin, Diamond Dust on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x ...
Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem Colorful Bunnies Oil Painting 'Chinensis The Mother'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Chinensis The Mother' by Hunt Slonem, 2021. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunnies outlined in black over swirling colors of silver, pink, orange, and blue. This novel ‘bunnies’ painting is influenced by the hustle and bustle, 24 hour a day, irradiant lights of New...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mystic Catelaya" Multicolor Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mystic Catelaya" Multicolor Flower A single flower gestured in purple and red on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unfr...
Oil, Panel
$56,000
"Trio Precious Metals Hutch" Bunnies on Metallic Silver Gold & Bronze Background
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 metallic silver gold & bronze background. Slonem tra...
Canvas, Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
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
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Morgaya" Black and Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "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 *...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds Quetzal and Trogon Birds gestured in red, green, yellow and purple on a white background with gold...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Field" Black and Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Field" 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 *Pa...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 12 x 10 inches Framed: 17.5 x 15.5 inc...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Cardinal" painting of birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cardinal Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 17.5" x 13.5" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 20" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lincoln's Peace Memory" Unique butterfly & bird oil painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lincoln's Peace Memory Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 42" Signature: Signed by Artist on ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Abraham Lincoln" Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Abraham Lincoln Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 20" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edi...
Oil
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
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
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
Mottled Sky, Oil on Wood, Painting, Hunt Slonem, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed "Mottled Sky" is an original work by Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951)...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Theresa" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Theresa Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
$145,000
Hunt Slonem Dane Blue Bunny Monumental 10' Mosaic Glass Sculpture Installation
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Hunt Slonem Title: Dane Medium: Glass Mosaic Sculpture Size: 122" High x 40" Wide x 43" Deep Year: 2022 Signature: Hand etched signature by Hunt Slonem Documentation: Include...
Glass
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Green Peace" Black and Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Green Peace" Black and Green Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a green background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 10 x 8 inches ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem Temis Ceramic Sculpture Rare Limited Edition
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Hunt Slonem Title: Temis Medium: Ceramic Size: Approximately 14" x 7" x 9" Edition: 20 Numbered, 3 AP, 2 FP Inscription: Signed Year: 2022 Condition: Excellent Quality overal...
Ceramic
Ebu, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem, 1981
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem. Slonem is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings and bright tropical palette, and his subject matter o...
Screen
$8,000
Max
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
$8,000
Hunt Slonen Anthony Bunny Oil Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Framed, 2024, 10x8 in
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem bunny oil painting 'Anthony' 2024. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 12 x 10 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunny outlined in black over a white background. Includes a handpicked, antique wood frame. Considered one of the great colorists of his time, Slonem’s neo-expressionist paintings feature an exuberant and bold, fauvist palette to emphasize his beloved menagerie of animals. Through the application of lavish, lush colors, Slonem’s painterly style continues to be fresh and innovative bordering on Pop Art aesthetics. Depicting his signature motifs of repeating whimsical animal imagery, the artist’s devotion to nature and its inhabitants are apparent. Born in Kittery, Maine in 1951, Hunt Slonem graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting and Art History from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Slonem later attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, where he was exposed to influential artists from the New York area including Alex Katz, Alice Neel, Richard Estes, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson and Al Held. This exposure played a pivotal role in Slonem’s artistic career, as it aided in his decision to move to New York in 1973. Since 1977, Slonem has had over 250 solo exhibitions at prestigious galleries. Museums, both domestic and international, have collected his work, among them 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. His work has been exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums including the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1981; the Museo Diocesano d'arte sacra Sant'Apollonia in Venice, Italy, in 1986; the Albany Museum of Art in Albany, Georgia, in 2007; the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2007; Museo de Arte de El Salvador in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 2010; the National Gallery for Foreign Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2010; the Alexandria Museum of Art in Alexandria, Louisiana in 2011, the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland...
Oil, Wood
Hunt Slonem "President Abraham Lincoln (Blues)" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: President Abraham Lincoln (Blues) Series: Abraham Lincoln Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 23" x 1...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 25.5" x 21.5" Signature: Sign...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pale Path" painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pale Path Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.75" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edi...
Oil
Birth Island Northern Lights
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Birth Island Northern Lights , 2020 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 177.8 x 236.2 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oi...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Andrilla" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Andrilla" Black and Pink Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a dark blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 in...
Oil, Panel
$16,750
Hunt Slonem, "4 Hutch Play", 24.5x18.5 Black and White Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "4 Hutch play" is a 24.5x18.5 black and white oil painting on wood board of four contemporary abstract rabbits in black against a white background. Sign...
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Hombre Heart" Orange Double Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Hombre Heart" Orange Double Bunny A pair of rabbits gestured in red and orange on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 14 x 14 ...
Resin, Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 18" Signature: Signed by Artist ...
Oil
$32,750
"Macaws" Red & Blue Birds with Green Background Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sky" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sky 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
Shell Ginger, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Shell Ginger Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175, AP 30 Ima...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "White Bunnies III" Lithograph (print)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies III Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Signat...
Lithograph
Ascension To The Heights Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Modern, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Not only bunnies: in this canvas Hunt Slonem portrays butterflies. The artist’s technique is immediately recognizable, as is his preference for vivid colors and assertive silhouettes...
Canvas, Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Hunt Slonem "White Bunnies VI" Lithograph (print)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies VI Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" x 1.25" Signatu...
Lithograph
Hunt Slonem "Untitled Migration" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Untitled Migration Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 36" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
$14,500
“Faces, Butterflies, and Birds" 1999 by Hunt Slonem Large Neo-Expressionist Oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Faces, Butterflies, and Birds, 1999” by Hunt Slonem (b. 1951). This fantastic, monumental painting by Slonem brings together some of his most recognizable motifs i...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "October" Black and Peach Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "October" Black and Peach Pink Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a peach pink background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 14 x 12 ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Hop Skip Jump" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hop Skip Jump Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
Red Butterflies Bayou Teche
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Red Butterflies Bayou Teche, 2006 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 191.8 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil ...
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Iris" Flowers
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Iris" Flowers Purple, yellow, green and orange Cattleya orchids on a white background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renown...
Canvas, Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Hunt Slonem "White Bunnies V" Lithograph (print)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies V Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Signatur...
Lithograph
Cabbage Patch Scurry, Framed 12.5 x 9.5 Oil Painting, Vibrant Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Cabbage Patch Scurry,” Hunt Slonem expands his iconic bunny motif into a lively, repeating composition. Multiple figures populate the surface, creating a sense of movement and rh...
Oil
Butterfly & Guardians the Return
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Butterfly & Guardians the Return, 2020 Oil on Canvas72 x 84 in (182.88 x 213.36 cm)
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Oval 2" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Oval 2 Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Hunt...
Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
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
Monday Peace Plan
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil
"Lories Avalon Casino" Multicolored Birds with Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "John" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "John" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches *Pa...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem Signed 2020 Paul Handblown Glass Sculpture
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Hunt Slonem Title: Paul Medium: Hand Blown Glass Sculpture Size: 18"h x 7"w x 9"d Inscription: Signed Year: 2020 Documentation: Studio Certificate of Authenticity Hunt Slone...
Blown Glass
Silver Flutter Fourth
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil
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
Water Lily Tondo
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil