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
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension Blue" Blue Metallic Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension in Blue" Butterflies
Black outlined white and light blue butterflies on a gold and silver etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 39.5 x 32.5...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Classic Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
A painted Green Amazon Bird on a Gold scored metallic background in Hunt Slonem's old style in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 in...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
Black outlined silver and blue butterflies on a light blue etched silver and dark blue metallic background.
Unframed: 72 x 84 inc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
Black outlined light pink and yellow butterflies on a pink etched background in a gold antique frame.
Unframed: 15 x 12 inches
Framed:...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Totem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Toem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
Single gestured black bunny on a multicolored rainbow background with mixed metallics. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
Two red Cardinal birds sitting on a branch over a gold metallic and blue etched background. Framed in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
Two black gestured black bunnies on a solid hot pink background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unframed: 14 x 10 inches
Framed: ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
Abstract landscape painting featuring shades of red, pink, orange, and blues framed in an antique gold frame.
Unframed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches
Fr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold metallic background.
Multicolored Finches birds on a metallic gold background. Framed in an antique gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Sonia" Black Bunny on Purple Background 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 a Purple Lavender background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Untitled" Red and White Tulip on Forest Green Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figure of a red and white Tulip on a forest green background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem, "Jane", 10x8 Green Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Jane" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a deep green background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
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.
About the artist:
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.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Hundreds", 10x8 Yellow Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Hundreds" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a yellow background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
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.
About the artist:
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.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Red Rose", 10x8 Red Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Red Rose" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a vibrant red background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
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.
About the artist:
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.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
Pink and orange butterflies on a metallic gold and silver etched background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Banded", 10x8 Multi Color Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Banded" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a multi-colored background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
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.
About the artist:
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.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Metallic Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Bunnies on Metallic
Black outlined bunnies with over a gold and silver metallic background with green etched-in details. Framed in an antique wooden frame.
...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Blue and White Butterflies on Gold Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Light Blue Butterflies on Gold Metallic
Black outlined light blue and white butterflies on a blue etched gold metallic background in a gold vintage frame.
Un...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a yellow lime green background. Framed in a vintage oval wooden frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Cody" 10x8 Bold Black and White Single Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Cody" is a 10 x 8 black and white oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract bunny rabbit in black against a white background.
*Pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Mellon" Bunny on Holland Tulip Orange Oil Painting on Wood Panel w Diamond Dust
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 Holland Tulip Orange background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Glass
"Rover" Multicolor Bunny on Ombre Diamond Dust Pink & Blue Background 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 multicolor bunny on an ombre Pink and Blue background with thick u...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Question Mark & Comma" Butterflies on Silver and Gold Oil Painting on 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 multicolor butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden silver land...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Ireland" Black Outline Bunny on Emerald Green Background Oil Painting 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 an Emerald green background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Butterflies" Multicolor Butterflies on Brilliant Golden w Gold 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 multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
"Maybe" Black Bunny on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting - Oval Frame
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 Light Lavender background with thick use of paint. ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Blue Finches" Blue Birds on Silver Background Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of finches. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with a sil...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Heart Felt" Heart Shaped Diamond Dust Turquoise Bunny 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 double bunny on a turquoise blue gradient background with thick use of paint and diamon...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Margo" Black Outlined Bunny on French Blue Background Oil Painting - Oval Frame
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 French Blue background with thick use of paint. It ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Morning Cloaks" Multicolor Butterflies on Periwinkle Blue w Gold 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 multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful periwinkle blue la...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Molucans Square Hawaii" Multicolor Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blue Diamond Dust Castle Grounds" White Bunnies on Blue Diamond Dust Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A stunning composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of Bunnies against an ultramarine blue diamond dust background. Slonem tr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Resin, Oil
"Lavender World" Triple Bunnies on Lavender Oil Painting in an Eastlake Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of black bunnies on a Light Lavender background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Air Fare" White Butterflies on Periwinkle Blue Background with Scoring Framed
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 periwinkle blue landsca...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Summer Dip" White Bunny on Sapphire Blue Background Oil Painting 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 white bunny on a Sapphire Blue background with thick use of paint....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Resin
"Green Pastures" Black Outline Bunny on Mint Green Background Oil Painting 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 Mint green background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Paris Green" Multicolor Butterflies on Green -Aesthetic Movement Eastlake Frame
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 Paris Green landsc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Lee" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Mist 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 Mist blue background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Whydahs Longtail" 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 gestural figures of 3 blue eyed Bunnies, 8 multicolor Butterflies...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
"Lorries Bayou La Fouche" Colorful Cockatoos on Gold Background Oil on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of colorful oils on a...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Michael" Black Bunny on White Background 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 white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem, "Lory", 10x8 Green Parrot Oval Avian Painting on Board
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Lory" is a 10x8 colorful oil painting on wood board of an abstract parrot in green and red against a peach-colored background. A thick application of paint combined with Slonem's antique framing lends a hand in giving this piece motion. Finished with his choice of antique framing.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
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.
About the artist:
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.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Rose of Lima Hummingbirds" Green Red on White Background Oil Painting on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of hummingbirds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Yellow Moon" Black Outlined Bunny on Royal Yellow 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 royal yellow background with thick use of paint. ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Morpho II" Multicolor Butterflies on Gold Background Oil on Wood with Scoring
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts two delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape with blue, red and yellow background. 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. This painting is signed and dated by the artist on verso and it comes housed in a simple vintage frame...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Billy" Black Bunny on French 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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Benson" Black Bunny on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
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 Light Lavender background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem, "Score Card", 10x8 Gold Bunny Oil Painting in Silver Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Score Card" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a contemporary abstract black rabbit in his choice of silver antique framing. Gold leaf with gridde...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem, "Pink Pair", 10x8 Light Pink Oval Textured Bunny Painting on Board
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Pink Pair" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of two contemporary abstract bunnies in black against a light pink background. A thick application of p...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "In the Pink", 12.5x11 Diamond Dust Pink Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "In the Pink" is a 12.5x11 oil painting on wood featuring a pink and white bunny outline over a lighter pink background with diamond dust, finished with...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blade" Black Outline Bunny on a Deep Green Background Oil Painting Wood Panel
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 green background with thick use of paint. Inspire...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Stance" Black Outlined Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
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 Gold background with thick use of paint. It is ho...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"4 Play More" Black Bunnies on Gold Background with Pink Accents Oil 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 4 gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold background with pink accents. Inspired by n...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Green Singers", 25x22 Pink Yellow Bird Finch Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Green Singers" is a 25 x 22 colorful oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract yellow and orange finches outlined in black against a vibrant ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Black Diamond Dust" Black and White Bunny Oil and Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Nightwatch II" is a 10x8 black background and white rabbit oil painting with diamond dust on wood board of a contemporary abstract rabbit in his choice...
Category
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Mint", 30x24 Silver and Green Textured Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Mint" is a 30x24 metallic silver scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in white and green.
*Painting is framed - Ple...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Cockatoo Whisper" White & Blue Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of black and red oil ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
"Molucans Cockatoos Turtle" Multicolor Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media, Canvas
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.