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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$5,500
Saturia
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
In celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, Hunt Slonem’s iconic muse is revisited in timeless powder-coated aluminum. Each edition is signed, numbered, and comes with a certificate of...
Powder Coating
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Ganeshpuri" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Monsoon Ganeshpuri Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 28" x 20" Framed Dimensions: 34" x 26" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso ...
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
$8,000
"Untitled" White Outline Bunny Black Background Diamond Dust 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 ...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
$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
Hunt Slonem "Owl Washington Trail" Original owl painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Owl Washington Trail Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Uniq...
Oil
Hornbills 2004
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous early Hunt Slonem of birds in grisaille pallette titled "Hornbills"
Oil
$9,500
"Daisy's" 3 White with Yellow Flowers on a Golden Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Daisy's. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of big bold Daisy's on a golden background with thick use of paint. Inspired ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
"Aqua" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Blue 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 an Aqua blue background with thick use of paint. It...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Animal" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Monsoon Animal Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 24.5" Framed Dimensions: 41" x 29" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Oil
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
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Summer Time" Black and Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Summer Time" Black and Green Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a green background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Paintin...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Barnaly" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Bamaly Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 14.5" x 10.5" Framed Dimensions: 17.5" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
$8,000
"Single Bloom" Red Tulip on Silver Background Oil Painting with Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts a gestural red Tulip on a silver background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a wonderful ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
$16,250
"Hummingbirds Larkspeer" French Pink Background Oil Painting Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds on a light French Pink background with thick use of paint. It is housed i...
Oil, Wood Panel
The Countess Xacha
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...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty (Golden)" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty (Golden) Series: Queen Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 18" x 14" Framed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Signature: Signed Ed...
Oil
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
Ocelot, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Ocelot Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 27.5 x 24 inches Size: 31 in. x 26.5 in. (78.7...
Screen
$7,500
Orange
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Orange, 2025 Oil on Wood 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm) Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 in
Oil
CHL 0820
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2014. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Acrylic
Tall Totem Tuesday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
A stunning verticle painting by renowned Artist Hunt Slonem. The artist's renowned, stylized depictions of rabbits take center stage, dancing across...
Oil
$30,000
Siddahs
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
$8,000
Madam X
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Oil, Wood
$16,250
Finches
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Finches" by Hunt Slonem, avian vibrancy takes center stage on an oil-painted wood canvas. Multicolored finches, defined by bold black outlines, come to life against a backdrop of...
Oil
Double Decoy, Pop Art screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Double Decoy Hunt Slonem, American (1951) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 26.5 inches Size: 26 in. x 30.5 in. (66.04 cm x 77.47 c...
Screen
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
$18,000
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951) "Guardians" 24 x 19 inches Oil on Canvas Signed, dated 1995, titled, and numbered "JEM0668" to verso. A Certificate of Authenticity from Hunt Slonem Studio attached. Unframed Provenance: From a New York City Collection. BIO Hunt Slonem was born in Kittery, Maine in 1951. His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in Hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in Managua, Nicaragua. Slonem received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University of Louisiana and studied painting at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Since 1977, Slonem soloed in over one hundred fifty exhibitions at prestigious galleries. His work is exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Over fifty museums internationally include his work in their collections, among them The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums. Corporate collections include American Telephone and Telegraph, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Continental Airlines, Goldman Sachs Co., IBM Corporation, Marriot Corporation, Paine Webber, Inc., Port Authority, and Readers Digest Inc. He won the 1991 National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting, and McDowell Fellowships in 1986, 1984 and 1983. Since 1973, Slonem has lived and worked in New York City in his legendary loft with his seventy pet birds. The birds are his models. So enmeshed and unique are his aviary, studio, lifestyle and painting, that Slonem has been featured on television a dozen times and in numerous articles. In his 1993 essay, the late Henry Geldzahler describes, "The visual field of Hunt Slonem's paintings is a continuum accented by ovals of varying shape and colors that it turns out are birds." The birds evolved from Slonem's early paintings of saints as well as inspiration from the pioneers of bird imagery in painting, including Fabritsius, Heade and Audubon. Audubon shot one hundred birds...
Canvas, Oil
Managua #1, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Managua #1 Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 25 inches Size: 26 in. ...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Catelayas" Florals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Catelayas Series: Floral Date: 2020 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 14" Framed Dimensions: 15.25" x 17.5" Signature: Signed Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Plata" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Plata Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provenance...
Oil
$28,000
Morphos
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lawn Party" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lawn Party Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt...
Oil
Brussels Sprouts, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Brussels Sprouts Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP Image Size: 19 x 19.5 inches ...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Siddhas and Butterflies Play of Consciousness"
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Siddhas and Butterflies Play of Consciousness" Multicolor Faces and Butterflies Pink, yellow, blue and white butterflies and Siddha faces on a gold scored background Unf...
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
Macaws and Amazon Aviary
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
Oil
Hunt Slonem "White Diamond Profile" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Diamond Bunny Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood with diamond dust and acrylic Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12.5" Signat...
Oil
$32,500
"Hornbills"
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Astoria, NY
Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), "Hornbills", Oil on Canvas, 1995, impasto Neo-Expressionist piece, signed, dated, titled, and numbered "JEM0664" to verso, with a Certificate of Auth...
Canvas, Oil
Spell III, Pop Art Screenprintby Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Spell III Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 19 x 23.5 inches Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 c...
Screen
Two Chairs, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Two Chairs Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 24 x 24 inches Size: 27 in. x 2...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Yellow" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Yellow Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 15.5" x 13.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
Oil
Summer Time, Painting, Oil on Wood, Framed, Signed, 2025, Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood orange, red, purple, green, blue, multiple multicolored butterflies on a scoredyellow background, framed. 2025 Painting is fr...
Wood, Oil
Sunday Flyers
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. Framed dimension 14 x 12 inches Signed Verso, titled and dated. Please note that H...
Wood, Oil
Skylite, Blue Bunny Painting, Oil on Wood, Framed, Contemporary, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood, blue bunny. Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Dimensions of the artwork with the frame: 19.5 x 16.5 inches Signed ...
Wood, Oil
Annunciation
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Rosamond" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Rosamond Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 11.5" x 9.5" Signature: Signed verso Edition: Unique Hun...
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 "Lilliana" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lilliana Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed verso Edition: Unique Hunt S...
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
Stuffed Pheasant, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Stuffed Pheasant Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 24 Image ...
Screen
Macaws Studio Study
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on canvas Signed at the back of the canvas This vibrant artwork captures five parrots perched on a branch against a bright yellow bac...
Wood, Oil
Anaconda II, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Anaconda II Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 22 Image Size: 26.5 x 18 inches Size: 30 in....
Screen
Pocahontas Pillow, Pop Art Serigraph by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Pocahontas Pillow Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Size: 26 x 29 inches
Screen
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Armoire, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint 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...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Violets" Florals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Violets Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 14" Framed Dimensions: 12.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sky Swoon" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sky Swoon Series: Butterflies Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Memory" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Monsoon Memory Date: 2019 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 30" Framed Dimensions: 38" x 32" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Star" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Star Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16.5" x 14.5" Signature: Signed verso Edition: Unique Hunt S...
Oil