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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$38,000
Pink Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Hunt Slonem is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of butterflies, bunnies, and his tropical birds, often based on a p...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11 x 9 inches *Painting is framed - Plea...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "South Hampton" Black and Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "South Hampton" 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 *Paintin...
Oil, Panel
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
Hunt Slonem "Daisy Garden" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Garden Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edi...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Silver" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Silver Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Daisy" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Series: Floral Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on ...
Oil
$8,000
Hunt Slonem "Yellow Submarine" Single Black and Green Outline Bunny on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Yellow Submarine" Single Black and Green Outline Bunny on Yellow A rabbit gestured in black with areas of green on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Haze" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Haze Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinal" Bunny, unique oil painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cardinal Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lories & Amazons" Multicolor Parrots on Metallic Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lories & Amazons" Multicolor Parrots on Metallic Background A family of seven birds on a gold and multicolor background in a vintage frame Unframed: 30 x 22 inches ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Mellow Yellow" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Mellow Yellow Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Uniqu...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lavender Belle Grove" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lavender Belle Grove Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition:...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Purple Tulip" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Purple Tulip Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16.5" x 14.5" Signature: S...
Oil
Monsoon India, Contemporary Oil Painting of Blue Parrots, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem’s "Monsoon India" features two vivid blue parrots facing each other amid a swirl of bold, gestural brushstrokes. Slonem’s signature layering technique adds depth and te...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pale Blue Pose" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pale Blue Pose Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique
Oil
Swoon Song, 2023 - Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
The painting "Swoon Song" by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023, is an oil on canvas piece that measures 152 x 178 cm (60 x 70 inches). The work is in excellent, new condition, and feature...
Oil
Manassas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem is a celebrated American artist known for his neo-expressionist paintings of bunnies, birds, and butterflies—motifs that reflect his deep connection to nature, spirituali...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" White and Blue Mottled Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" White and Blue Mottled Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a mottled white and blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x...
Oil, Panel
Tiger Swallowtails
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...
Canvas, Oil
Emerald City
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Framed dimensions 14.5 x 12.5 in.
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple A pair of rabbits gestured in black on a bright orange background in a vintage frame Signed, dated, and titled to verso Unframed: 1...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny A rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 17 x 15 inches *Painting is framed - P...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Randy" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Randy Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uniq...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Yellow Score" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Yellow Score Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Hu...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pink Double" Monkey Couple
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink Double" Monkey Couple A monkey couple gestured in black and white on a pink background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Paint...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Lime" Black Outline Bunny on Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lime" Black Outline Bunny on Green A single rabbit gestured in black on a light green background in a vintage frame Unframed: 13 x 8 inches Framed: 22 x 17 inches *Pain...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Red 4" Black and Red Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red 4" 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 frame...
Oil, Panel
$62,000
Hunt Slonem "Lady Gouldians (Australia)" Multicolor Birds on White Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lady Gouldians (Australia)" Multicolor Birds on White Background A group of finches in red, yellow and green with branches on a white background Canvas 50 x 70 inches Un...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Peace" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Red Peace Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provena...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Mexican Red Head" Multicolor Amazon Parrot
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Mexican Red Head" Multicolor Amazon Parrot A single bird gestured in yellow, red and green on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 13 x...
Oil, Panel
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 "Enraptured" Bunny Couple in Silver and Pink
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Enraptured" Bunny Couple in Silver and Pink A pair of bunnies gestured in black on a pink textured metallic background in a vintage frame Unframed: 30 x 23.5 inches Fra...
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
Cockatoo Whisper Joy, Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
This painting is an oil work by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023. The piece is in excellent condition, brand new, and measures 127 x 178 cm (50 x 70 inches). The painting features a grid...
Oil
$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 "Cardinals" Bird Couple in Red on a White Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Bird Couple in Red on a White Background A pair of birds gestured in red and black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 1...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Glisten X" Rainbow Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Glisten X" Rainbow Bunnies White diamond dust bunnies gestured on a rainbow resin background in a gold contemporary floating frame. Unframed: 34 x 26 inches Framed: 36....
Glass, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Alvero, State I
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 ...
Powder Coating
$50,000
Migration
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...
Canvas, Oil
Bellbird (Diptych), 1988 - Pair
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Lexington, KY
This early Hunt Slonem pair is each signed and dated (verso). Sold as a pair, these pieces showcase Slonem's bright, vibrant style with his iconic tropical birds. Unframed dimensio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower A single violet gestured in purple, yellow and green on a matching background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: ...
Oil, Panel
Naples Oil Painting of Black Bunny on Orange Background, 2010s, Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem's "Naples" is a captivating piece featuring his signature black, gestural bunny set against a vivid, bright orange background. The bunny, rendered in bold, expressive bru...
Wood, Oil
Three Deer, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Three Deer Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 24 x 32 inches Size: 26 in. ...
Screen
$22,000
Hunt Slonem Colorful Butterfly Painting 'Guardians & Morning Glory' Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem butterfly oil painting 'Gaurdians & Morning Glory' 2024. Oil on Wood , 28.5 x 24.5 in. / Frame: 32 x 28 in. Signed, dated, and titled on verso. This painting features S...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Veil" Red Diamond Dust Glitter Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Veil" Red Diamond Dust Glitter Bunny A rabbit gestured in red on a matching background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 15 x 13 inches *Painting is fr...
Glass, Resin, Glitter, Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "All Saints" Purple and Red Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "All Saints" Purple and Red Diamond Dust Bunny A single bunny gestured in different colors of Diamond Dust in an antique frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 15 x 13 in...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
$46,500
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Hunt Slonem is a renowned painter known for producing Representational imagery and combining Abstract Expressionism. Slonem was born in Kittery, York County, ME. He attended Skowhega...
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 "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24.5" x 20.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
Double Bunny Gregorio, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed
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, 13.5 x 11.5 inches When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning,...
Wood, Oil
2nd Field Hummingbirds
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 ...
Wood, Oil
$48,250
"Nocturne (Hutch) Diamond Dust" White Bunnies & Black Diamond Dust Oil on Canvas
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 black diamond dust background. Slonem traces ...
Canvas, Glass, Oil
Tompkins, bronze sculpture
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem included in 200+ museums worldwide Bronze, chrome mirrored finish, signed and dated etched along base
Bronze
$18,000
Hunt Slonem IO Moths, Unique, Signed painting created for literary publication
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem IO Moths, 2009 Oil paint on canvas painting Hand Signed, titled and dated on the back; also bears artists original label Unique work Provenance: Created by Hunt Slonem e...
Oil, Board
"Violaceous" Bunny on Light Lavender 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 black bunny on a light lavender background with thick use of paint...
Oil, Wood Panel
$595
For Kevin: signed Toucan Drawing in hardback monograph: An Art Rich and Strange
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem For Kevin: signed Toucan Drawing in hardback monograph: An Art Rich and Strange Signed drawing done in ink on the title page of artist's book Ink drawing of a Toucan held...
Paper, Ink, Board, Offset
$8,000
"Spa" Black Outline Bunny on Teal Blue Oil Painting on Panel in Antique Frame
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 Teal Blue background with thick use of paint. It is...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Banded" Bunny on Colorful Stripes Diamond Dust 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 white bunny on a colorful striped background with thick use of pai...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Chinensis Light
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Chinensis Light" sees artist Hunt Slonem return to a favored subject - the rabbit. A gaggle of the long-eared creatures crowds into the frame, rendered in stylized black lines on an...
Canvas, Oil