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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$70,750
"Butterflies Swoon" Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Canvas Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$70,750
"Whydahs & Doves" Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds. This piece depicts 7 gestural figures of Bunnies, 10 Butterflies, 7 Doves, 1 Cardinal...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$8,000
"Lawn Romp" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Green 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 green background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Winged Kaleidoscope" Butterflies on Silver & Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful colorful, gold and silver ton...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$8,000
"Score" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a gold scored background with ultramarine blue accents. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings en...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Totem Naples" Black Outline Bunny on Multicolor Silver Background Oil Painting
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 Multicolor and silver background with thick use o...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Beyond The Moon & Stars" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Beyond The Moon & Stars Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 18" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 22.5" x 26.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
"Pink Chat" Black Bunny on Cherry Blossom Pink Background Oil Painting
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 Cherry Blossom pink background with thick use of ...
Oil, Wood Panel
"21" Black Outline Bunny on Wild Orchid Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Wild Orchid Pink background with thick use of pai...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Golden Girl" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a gold background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn fro...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
Nick
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
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: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 23.5" x 19.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
$44,750
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "3 in Gold" Unique Oil painting of bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 3 in Gold Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 18" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 30" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
$30,500
Hunt Slonem "Migration Monarchs & Swallowtails" Unique butterfly oil painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Migration Monarchs & Swallowtails Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 32" Signature: Signed by...
Oil
$8,000
"Jeffrey" White Outline Bunny on Black Background Diamondust Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a white bunny on a black background with thick white paint and then ...
Wood Panel, Glass, Resin, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Umbrella Cockatoo" Bird
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Umbrella Cockatoo Series: Birds Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 15.5" Signature: Signed E...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Blue Diamond Dust (Spangle)" Unique oil painting of bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Diamond Dust (Spangle) Date: 2025 Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on panel Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist...
Oil, Mixed Media
$37,750
"Regines Black Diamond" White Bunnies on Monochrome 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, Oil, Glass
"Whydah" Black Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of Bunnies, 11 Butterflies and 9 Whydah Birds a...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals Lakeside" Original painting of birds in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cardinals Lakeside Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 50" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem is an internation...
Oil
Quantum Leap 4
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This double-bunny painting is an excellent example of Hunt Slonem's art practice, set in a frame hand chosen by Hunt himself. Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been chara...
Oil, Wood
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
$14,000
"Zebra Swallowtail" Multicolored Butterflies on French Pink Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor yellow and white delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful F...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Pink Morevia" Plum Bunny on Pink 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 plum purple and white bunny on a cherry blossom pink background wi...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Metal" Black Bunny Gold & Silver w Red Accents Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a silver and gold background with red accents with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$28,000
"Blue Streak" Black Bunnies Blue Accents Gold Background Oil Painting 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 gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold background with navy blue accents. Inspired b...
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem "Blue Finches (Cordon Bleau)" Original painting of birds in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Finches (Cordon Bleau) Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem is an in...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Day Light" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Day Light Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Sl...
Oil
"The Gift" Black Outline Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French Pink background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
$46,000
"Peace Plan" Birds & White and Yellow Butterflies on Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Birds and Monarch butterflies. They are placed in a wonderful golden background with black marks representing the "...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Circle Line" Monkey
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Circle Line Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Snow White" Unique Oil painting of bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Snow White Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 17.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edit...
Oil
$11,800
Doves 2007
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice early Hunt Slonem of Doves with vintage frame selected by the artist
Canvas, 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
Hunt Slonem "Barnaby" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Barnaby Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Un...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Queen of Bavaria" Original bird painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Queen of Bavaria Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Queen of Bavaria Conures" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Queen of Bavaria Conures Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 18" x 16" Signature: Signed by Artist on V...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Grass Keets Blues" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Grass Keets Blues Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ocelots Managua" Unique oil on canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ocelots Managua Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 30" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem i...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Hanuman II" Original monkey painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hanuman II Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt S...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sulphur" Unique Oil Painting of Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sulphur Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
Oil
$21,000
Hunt Slonem "Doves & Hutch" Unique Oil painting of birds, bunnies & butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Doves & Hutch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 34" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
"Golden Pond" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a golden background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn f...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Lilly" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lilly Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uniq...
Oil
$14,000
"Hibiscus Honolulu 1961" Hummingbirds French Pale Green Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds and hibiscus flowers on a light pale green background with thick use of p...
Oil, Wood Panel
$14,000
"Cardinal Virginia" Red Cardinals on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Macaws. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Cardinals on a white background with thick use of paint. Inspired by nature and a genuine lov...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "3 Bunny's" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 3 Bunny's Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 20" Framed Dimensions: 18" x 22" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
Bunny Painting CS1097
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2013. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (0673)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Bunny Painting) - CHL 0330
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
$22,000
Bayou Teche
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Bayou Teche, 2025 Oil on Wood 22 x 34 in (55.88 x 86.36 cm) Framed: 26 x 38 in
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Golden Hutch" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Golden Hutch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 28.5" x 27.5" Framed Dimensions: 33.5" x 32.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Swallowtail" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Swallowtail Date: 2019 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 33" x 25" Framed Dimensions: 35" x 26.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis Boston" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Boston Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slonem ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ganeshpuri Gift" Original monkey painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ganeshpuri Gift Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique H...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Spotted" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Spotted Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Un...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ocelots & Orbs" Unique oil painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ocelots & Orbs Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 40" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pink Tulip" Unique Oil Painting of a Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pink Tulip Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Divine" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Divine Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil