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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$20,100
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Tomorrow" Cockatoo Parrots on a Blue Metallic Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Monsoon Tomorrow" Cockatoo Parrots on a Blue Metallic Background A pair of birds gestured in white and yellow on a blue, gold and silver background in a vin...
Oil, Panel
Bayou La Fouche Madewood, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 30 x 40 Inches
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on canvas. Oil on Canvas Signed verso, titled and dated Framed: 38 x 48 inches
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem "Old Lace" painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Old Lace Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood with acrylic & diamond dust Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: S...
Oil, Mixed Media
Three Place, Original Hunt Slonem – Vibrant Pink Bunnies – Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
This vibrant painting by Hunt Slonem presents a lively grouping of the artist’s signature rabbits, rendered in sweeping black brushstrokes against a vivid pink background. The elonga...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Iris" Flowers
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Iris" Flowers Purple, yellow, green and orange Cattleya orchids on a white background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for hi...
Canvas, Oil
2 Score, Bunnies Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Verso, 24x20 in
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on canvas, 2025 Signed Verso Bunnies by Hunt Slonem When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by painting bunnie...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Barbie" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Barbie Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
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
Guardians Garden
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Guardians Garden , 2013 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 152.4 x 177.8 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil paintings ...
Canvas, Oil
$8,000
"Night Flight" Outline Bunny on Gradient Blue & Black 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 bunny on a gradient black and blue diamond dust background with th...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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
Tondo Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Blue Sky" Colorful Outline Bunny on Gradient 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 bunny on gradient resin and diamond dust background with thick use...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Black and White Bunny Painting 'White Diamond Dust (Hutch)'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'White Diamond Dust (Hutch)' 2021 by Hunt Slonem. Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on canvas, 40 x 40 in. This painting features a hutch of bunnies, painted in black and white. The ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Banded Signet" Multicolor Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Banded Signet" Multicolor Diamond Dust Bunny A single bunny gestured in different colors of Diamond Dust in an antique frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
$8,000
"Viola" Outline Bunny on Gradient Red & Purple 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 bunny on an ombre red and purple resin and diamond dust background...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Pink Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Pink Diamond Dust , 2018 Signed and dated on verso Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Canvas 152.4 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge N...
Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 25.5" x 21.5" Signature: Sign...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "2 Tulips" Florals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 2 Tulips Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...
Oil
Hunt Slonem Vivid Butterfly Painting 'La Jolla' Oil on Wood, Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem butterfly oil painting 'La Jolla' 2026. Oil on Wood , 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 14.5 x 12.5 in. Signed, dated, and titled on verso. This painting features Slonem's iconic bun...
Wood, 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
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
Hunt Slonem Signed Original Watercolor Painting Bird with Flowers, Retail $35000
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Hunt Slonem Title: Bird with Flowers Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 49" x 38 ¼" Frame: 59" x 47" Edition: Original Inscription: Signed on back Year: 1992 Condition: Excellent condition with no flaws Hunt Slonem is a critically acclaimed American Neo-Expressionist artist. Today, his series of bunnies, butterflies, and tropical birds are known for their bold and exuberant employment of a Fauvist palette. His painting practice embraces gestural and expressive brushstrokes that depict the ephemeral beauty of nature. His inspiration and unique style come from spending his time as a young adult in the tropical landscapes of Nicaragua, Mexico, and Hawaii. He developed a strong connection with birds at a young age, which carries on to his art today. Furthermore, the sixty pet birds that live with him in his New York studio and aviary influence his art practice. The constant companionship from birds allows him to capture the rhythm of his immediate surroundings. Bird with Flowers embodies fantasy and spirituality. The bird blends with the repeated foliage in the background. This effect captures a fleeting moment and creates an optical illusion. Like most of his works, the watercolor highlights the purity and innocence of birds. The vibrant colors of the painting cement Slonem's interest in animals and highlight the repetitive aspects of the artwork. Furthermore, the work captures his interest in repetition and the way it alludes to forms of worship. Reminiscent of mantras, Slonem conveys his view as a passionate animal lover that considers birds sacred. Hunt Slonem’s Bird...
Paper, Watercolor
Hunt Slonem "Hutch Trio Metallics" Original painting of bunnies in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hutch Trio Metallics Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42" Signature: Signed Edition: Uniqu...
Oil
$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
"Sky" Bunny on Periwinkle Light Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood 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 Blue background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Rover" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Rover Series: Bunnies Date: 2023 Medium: Oil, acrylic, plaster, resin, Diamond Dust on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x ...
Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Manfred" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Manfred Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Yellow Diamond Bunny " Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Yellow Diamond Bunny Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil & Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 1...
Oil, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Noon II" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Noon II Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on V...
Oil
$8,000
"Rose of Lima" Black Outline Bunny on French Rose Oil Painting on Wood 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 rose background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Blue Owl" Original owl painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Owl Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slo...
Oil
Citron, Original Hunt Slonem – Brigh Green Bunny Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
This vibrant painting by Hunt Slonem features one of the artist’s signature rabbit motifs, rendered with loose, energetic black brushstrokes against an electric chartreuse-green back...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Sulphurs II" painting of butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Sulphurs II Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11.25" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "The Scone" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: The Scone Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "New Day" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: New Day Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on ...
Oil
$30,500
Hunt Slonem "Guardians New Year" Original butterflies oil painting on canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Guardians New Year Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
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
Morphos, Original Oil Painting on Wood, Neo-Expressionist, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on wood painting. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Hunt Slonem. Artwork size 10 x 8 inches. Frame size approx 16 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condit...
Wood, Oil
Butterflies in Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem is a renowned painter celebrated for his singular naturalistic works, often infused with a touch of mysticism. His art seamlessly blends the fantastical with the natural ...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mystic Catelaya" Multicolor Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mystic Catelaya" Multicolor Flower A single flower gestured in purple and red on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14....
Oil, Panel
Red Butterflies Bayou Teche
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Red Butterflies Bayou Teche, 2006 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 191.8 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil ...
Oil, Canvas
$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 "Dick & Jane" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Dick & Jane Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 12.5" x 10.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique H...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Couple in Sun" Original oil painting of 2 bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Couple in Sun Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.75" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "White Bunny" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunny Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 12" Framed Dimensions: 20.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edi...
Oil
Mottled Sky, 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 Please note that Hunt Slonem paintings with frames may show signs of...
Wood, Oil
$28,000
Hunt Slonem "Chenesis", 30x36 Contemporary Multicolor Circle Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Chenesis" 30x36 oil painting on canvas of black and white contemporary abstract bunnies. Bright round swatches of color in orange, yellow, blue, green,...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Blue Diamond Lil" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Diamond Lil Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood with acrylic & diamond dust Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature...
Mixed Media, Oil
$9,500
"Flight 3" Butterflies on Azure Blue Background Oil Painting in Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts three delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful Azure blue landscape. S...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Violets Charlotte" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Violets Charlotte Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Oil
Untitled Butterflies Oil Painting on Canvas, Neo-Expressionist, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Tulsa, OK
Listing Description: A premier investment piece for a sophisticated contemporary collection, Untitled Butterflies is a 2025 original oil painting by celebrated American Neo-Expressio...
Canvas, Oil
New York Diamond District
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem New York Diamond District , 2021 Signed and dated on verso Oil with Acrylic 184.2 x 213.4 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oi...
Oil, Acrylic
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
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Tri Metals" Unique oil painting of butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ascension Tri Metals Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 50" x 60" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slo...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Wisteria" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Wisteria Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
$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
Guardians Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 10x10, Signed 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Tulsa, OK
Guardians is a compelling 2025 original painting by world-renowned contemporary master Hunt Slonem. Measuring 10" x 10", this small-scale abstract canvas marks an important stylistic...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Hunt Slonem "John" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: John Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Catelaya Purple" Original floral painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Purple Catelaya Series: Florals Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by...
Oil
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