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Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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
CRK 01543
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2015. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and expressive brush strokes in black and white paint. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice. Represented by the International blue chip art...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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 expressive brush strokes in black and white paint. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice. Represented by the International blue...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

CHL 0948 Monte
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 expressive brush strokes in black and white paint. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice. Represented by the International blue chip art...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Bunny Paintiing) ATC691
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Catelayas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Catelayas Series: Florals Date: 2015 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 28" x 47" Framed Dimensions: 30" x 49" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Air Kiss" Black Bunny on Periwinkle Sky Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood
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 Periwinkle blue background with thick use of pain...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Hunt Slonem, "Melon", 10x8 Orange Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Melon" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a orange background. *Painting is framed - Pleas...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hunt Slonem, "Deep Lawn", 10x8 Forest Green Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Deep Lawn" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary black abstract rabbit in black against a deep forest green background backgrou...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hunt Slonem, "Untitled", 10x8 Multicolored Stripe Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Untitled" is a 10 x 8 multicolored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract bunny in white. The unique background features 6 blocks of co...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hunt Slonem, "Untitled (Orange Bunny)" Contemporary Orange Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Untitled (Single Red Bunny)" is a 10.5 x 8.75 black and orange oil painting on wood board of a contemporary abstract rabbit in his choice of antique fr...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Slonem's work is full of textural color and expressive brushstrokes, leaving an exotic and vibrant feel.
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blue Tsunami Ascension" White & Blue Butterflies w Silver 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 silver landscape. Slonem traces his famous crosshatch details throughout the piece, with thick use of paint and elegant accents. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn from the world. While viewing this piece in person, it is as if we are surrounded by beauty and encased effortlessly in a golden seascape. This painting invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of flight from the elegant world of the butterfly. The piece is signed and dated on verso with the artist SKU#CX1865 and it is painted on thick gallery wrap canvas. Art measures 48 x 48 inches Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. He is a renowned American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Slonem is best known for his abstract depictions of animals, specifically Birds, Butterflies, and Bunnies. His whimsicality has captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can best be described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration. His pieces draw upon a spiritual connection celebrating nature, animals, and history. This bond stems from a love of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life almost every day. His travels around the world since a young age has brought much passion for landscapes, as his father was in the Navy, living in Hawaii, Nicaragua to Mexico. And lastly, his unique joy in preserving historic homes has brought him to collect over 8 historic properties in the US, realizing too many of the country’s architectural gems have fallen into disrepair, bringing them back to their original beauty while decorating them with genuine antiques and his own creations. Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. You can find a family of harps positioned in a centered arrangement, a forest of tropical plants in another, objects and vases situated and resituated, as Slonem is inspired by the decorations arranged almost daily with-in this seemingly endless stretch of space. And that’s not all, there is a collection of antique top hats...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Hunt Slonem Colorful Bunnies Oil Painting 'Chinensis The Mother'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Chinensis The Mother' by Hunt Slonem, 2021. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunnies outlined in black over swirling colors of silver, pink, orange, and blue. This novel ‘bunnies’ painting is influenced by the hustle and bustle, 24 hour a day, irradiant lights of New...
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2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Purple Haze
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous purple bunny by Hunt Slonem. Housed in a classic gold frame. Title "Purple Haze" and painted in 2018. Measures 15 high x 13 wide framed, 10 x 8 oil on wood unframed.
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2010s Abstract Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Hunt Slonem abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Hunt Slonem abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of abstract paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Hunt Slonem in paint, oil paint, panel and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Hunt Slonem abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Sax Berlin, Ford Crull, and Enzio Wenk. Hunt Slonem abstract paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6,000 and tops out at $155,000, while the average work can sell for $7,975.

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