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Hunt Slonem Art

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 "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...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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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...
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1980s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Golden Rod
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem's "Golden Rod" presents a mesmerizing display of white and black butterflies gracefully fluttering against a rich Tuscan yellow background. The use of sgraffito—a techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Hunt Slonem "Whalen" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Whalen Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24.5" x 20.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Hunt Slonem "Toad Hall" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Toad Hall Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Proven...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

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...
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1980s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Pocahontas Pillow II, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Pocahontas Pillow II Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Size: 26 x 29 inches
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1980s Pop Art Hunt Slonem Art

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Screen

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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Art

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Hunt Slonem, "Question Mark and Comma (Again) " Colorful Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Question Mark and Comma (Again)" is a 16.5x10.5 colorful yellow scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in blues, white,...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

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...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

"Anthunium, " Original Color Serigraph Colorful Still Life signed by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Anthunium" is an original color serigraph by Hunt Slonem. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, AP 3/30, in the lower left. This piece depicts a still life with patterned pillows and plants. 19 3/4"x 24 1/8"image 22"x 30"paper 29 1/8" x 33 1/2" frame Hunt Slonem (born Hunt Slonim, July 18, 1951) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of tropical birds, often based on a personal aviary in which he has been keeping from 30 to over 100 live birds of various species. Slonem's works are included in many important museum collections all over the world; he is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues, and he has received numerous honors and awards. Hunt Slonem’s oil paintings...
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1980s Hunt Slonem Art

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Screen

"Lobster, " Original Color Still Life Serigraph signed by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lobster" is an original color serigraph by Hunt Slonem. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right, wrote the title lower center, and the edition number (AP/2) in the lower left. This piece depicts a still life of patterned pillows, vegetables, and animals. 19"x 19"image 21 7/8"x 29 3/4"paper 31 1/2 x 31 1/2" frame Hunt Slonem (born Hunt Slonim, July 18, 1951) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of tropical birds, often based on a personal aviary in which he has been keeping from 30 to over 100 live birds of various species. Slonem's works are included in many important museum collections all over the world; he is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues, and he has received numerous honors and awards. Hunt Slonem’s oil paintings...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Screen

Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Orange Heart Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Orange Heart Bunny A rabbit pair gestured in yellow and orange on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 14.5 x 14 inches Framed: 20 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Art

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Resin, Oil, Panel

Annunciation
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Oil

Iron Flamingo, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Iron Flamingo Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Size: 26 in....
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1970s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Screen

Astralis XXI
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem's blown glass bunny series is a captivating collection that showcases the artist's signature playful aesthetic. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind creation, embodying both ele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Blown Glass

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....
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1970s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Screen

Hunting Cissa Fishers
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Oil on wood This work is framed. Bunny on blue. Price includes frame.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Summer Time
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...
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2010s Post-Modern Hunt Slonem Art

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Wood, Oil

Red, Yellow and Black Double Tulip Original Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Double Tulip Yellow Slash Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso. Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem. This painting was acquired directly from the ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

7 Tangled in Blue (Amazons)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Green Birds / Blue
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Oil

Trinity
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a composition of three black bunnies set against a bright white background. The painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Trinity
Price Upon Request
Butterflies Tiger & Zebra Swallowtails
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Butterflies Tiger & Zebra Swallowtails (2021) is a mesmerizing oil on canvas, measuring 48 x 48 inches, that celebrates the vibrant beauty of nature. The composition is...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Oil

Abraham Lincoln
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Abraham Lincoln (2024) is a striking oil on wood painting measuring 20 x 16 inches (framed at 23 x 19 inches) that reimagines the iconic visage of the 16th U.S. preside...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Wood, Oil

Blue Diamond Dust Hutch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Blue Diamond Dust Hutch (2024) is a dazzling mixed-media work that captures the artist’s signature charm and vibrancy. Created w...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Nile Red Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s The Nile Red Butterflies (2024) is a breathtaking large-scale oil on canvas measuring 72 x 84 inches, where a swarm of vibrant red butterflies takes center stage. The b...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Oil

Hutch Travel Plan
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Hutch Travel Plan (2024) is a commanding large-scale oil on canvas measuring 72 x 84 inches, featuring an expansive array of his iconic rabbit motifs. Each rabbit is re...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Oil

Migration
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Migration (2024) is a monumental oil on canvas measuring 77 x 101 inches, a breathtaking celebration of color, movement, and natural beauty. The composition is alive wi...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Migration
Price Upon Request
Temis
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Temis (2022) is a striking ceramic sculpture measuring 14 x 8 x 9 inches, presented in a sleek, glossy black finish that accentuates its elegant form. This limited-edit...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Ceramic

Temis
Temis
Price Upon Request
Cecilia
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Cecilia (2021) is an exquisite blown glass sculpture measuring 16 x 7.5 x 9 inches, showcasing a delicate, translucent bunny crafted in vibrant green glass with mesmeri...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Cecilia
Cecilia
Price Upon Request
Rian
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Rian (2021) is a wonderfully mesmerizing blown glass sculpture measuring 17 x 8 x 9 inches, featuring a delicate, light blue bunny crafted with translucent, holographic...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Rian
Rian
Price Upon Request
Blue Bliss IV
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Blue Bliss IV by Carolyn Reynolds captures nature’s elegance with two hummingbirds in flight over a serene light blue background. The rich hue evokes calm, while silver leaf adds a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Soulmates
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
About the Artwork: The artist's desire to illuminate his works was the impetus for the Glowbox series. About the Artist: Inspired by the luminescence and light quality of blown glas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

LED Light, Acrylic

Soulmates
Price Upon Request
Beak to Beak
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
About the Artwork: Signed: Recto, bottom right The artist's desire to illuminate his works was the impetus for the Glowbox series. Inspired by the luminescence and light quality of blown glass, each acrylic painting on a plex substrate is internally lit by a custom-designed LED light box with a controllable dimmer switch. About the Artist: 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. Since his first solo show at the Fischbach Gallery in 1977, Slonem’s work has been showcased internationally hundreds of times, most recently at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he was featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and in countless galleries across the United States and around the world. 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. He also received an introduction to the Marlborough Gallery, which would represent him for 18 years. Hunt Slonem tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his creations. Throughout his extensive career as a New York artist, Slonem has favored the subject of exotic birds, rabbits, and butterflies. Lately, his compositions have consisted of flat spaces with simple forms pushed to the front of the picture plane. The artist creates exotic forms with expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color, loosely inspired by artists of the German Expressionism movement such as Ernst Ludwig and Emil Nolde. Henry Geldzahler, a scholar of Hunt Slonem, notes that of contemporary artists, “he particularly admires the work of Malcolm Morely, Francesco Clemente and Roberto Juarez, all exoticists whose works convey a spiritual aura. Lest we leave the impression, belied by the paintings that Slonem is all depth and piety, we should note that there is a remarkable levity in his work, a lightness of being.” Born in the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese astrological...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

LED Light, Acrylic

Dark Green bronze bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem included in 200+ museums worldwide
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Bronze

Glass Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem included in 200+ museums worldwide
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Teal Tondo
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Teal Tondo," Hunt Slonem's artistry unfolds on a circular canvas adorned with whimsical charm. Numerous gestural bunnies, outlined boldly in black, populate the composition again...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Teal Tondo
Teal Tondo
Price Upon Request
Flutter
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem’s "Flutter" features eleven, multicolored butterflies set against a soft pale yellow background. Brought to life through the sgraffito technique, a method where Slonem us...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Flutter
Flutter
Price Upon Request
3 Hutch Blue Diamond
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. "3 Hutch Blue Diamond" depicts a gestural figure of a group of blue bunnies on a deep cobalt blue background...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Mixed Leap
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hunt Slonem's "Mixed Leap" is a mesmerizing fusion of his signature motifs, showcasing a playful yet elegant black bunny painted with lively, gestural strokes. Set against a rich pur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil

Mixed Leap
Mixed Leap
Price Upon Request
Hunt Slonem, Resin and Oil Paint Green & Blue Bunnies Painting, 'Glisten Hutch'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Glisten Hutch' by Hunt Slonem, 2023. Signed on back. Oil, resin, and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunnies outlined in white painted over ...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Resin, Oil, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem Colorful Butterflies Oil Painting 'Morning Cloak & Coma'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Morning Cloak & Coma' by Hunt Slonem, 2019. Oil on wood, 28 x 34 in. / Frame: 34.75 x 40.5 in. Signed on back. This painting features a charming portrait of colorful butterflies. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Hunt Slonem Silver and Black Bunnies Oil Painting 'Scored'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Scored' by Hunt Slonem, 2023. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunnies painted in silver, outlined in black...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Oil

Hunt Slonem Butterfly Oil Painting 'Trinity 2'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem butterfly oil painting 'Trinity 2' 2024. Oil on wood, 13 x 10.5 in. / Frame: 17 x 14.5 in. Signed on back. This painting features t...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Hunt Slonem Colorful Tulip Oil Painting 'Tulip 7'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem 'Tulip 7' 2024. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 14.5 x 12.5 in. Signed on back. This painting features a single tulip painted in red with a green stem and leaves over a ...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Starry Night
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Starry Night, 2018 Oil on Canvas60 x 60 x 2.50 in (152.40 x 152.40 x 6.35 cm) Unique painting signed on verso
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Canvas, Oil

New Line Series
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s New Line Series (2017) is a radiant and immersive large-scale painting, measuring 72 x 84 inches, that dazzles with color, texture, and light. The composition features ...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Delsin
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Delsin, 2022, (5/Edition of 20 ) Ceramic Sculpture 14 x 7.50 x 5.50 in (35.56 x 19.05 x 13.97 cm)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Ceramic

Delsin
Price Upon Request
Yasenia
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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. Since his first solo show at the Fischbach Gallery in 1977, Slonem’s work has been showcased internationally hundreds of times, most recently at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he was featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and in countless galleries across the United States and around the world. 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. He also received an introduction to the Marlborough Gallery, which would represent him for 18 years. Hunt Slonem tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his creations. Throughout his extensive career as a New York artist, Slonem has favored the subject of exotic birds, rabbits, and butterflies. Lately, his compositions have consisted of flat spaces with simple forms pushed to the front of the picture plane. The artist creates exotic forms with expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color, loosely inspired by artists of the German Expressionism movement such as Ernst Ludwig and Emil Nolde. Henry Geldzahler, a scholar of Hunt Slonem, notes that of contemporary artists, “he particularly admires the work of Malcolm Morely...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Bronze

Yasenia
Price Upon Request
Thompson
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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. Since his first solo show at the Fischbach Gallery in 1977, Slonem’s work has been showcased internationally hundreds of times, most recently at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he was featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and in countless galleries across the United States and around the world. 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. He also received an introduction to the Marlborough Gallery, which would represent him for 18 years. Hunt Slonem tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his creations. Throughout his extensive career as a New York artist, Slonem has favored the subject of exotic birds, rabbits, and butterflies. Lately, his compositions have consisted of flat spaces with simple forms pushed to the front of the picture plane. The artist creates exotic forms with expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color, loosely inspired by artists of the German Expressionism movement such as Ernst Ludwig and Emil Nolde. Henry Geldzahler, a scholar of Hunt Slonem, notes that of contemporary artists, “he particularly admires the work of Malcolm Morely...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Bronze

Thompson
Price Upon Request
Astralis XI
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Astralis XX
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Glass

Sedofa, 2021
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Lamonica, 2021
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Gilby
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Gilby
Price Upon Request
Rest Easy, 2022
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Paint, LED Light

Landric (9/55)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Landric (9/55), 2023 Powder Coated Aluminum 14 x 12 x 3.50 in
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Art

Materials

Metal

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