Hunt Slonem AMERICAN, b. 1951

Overview

Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil paintings populated with rows of birds, bunnies, and butterflies, which he renders in thick, lavishly colored brushstrokes. Taking his cues from Andy Warhol’s Pop art seriality, the artist uses repetition as a form of creative meditation which unlocks subconscious sentiment. The son of a naval officer, Slonem honed his craft at Tulane University in New Orleans and, later, at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, where he was exposed to artists including Alice Neel and Alex Katz. Today, his work sells for five figures on the secondary market and can be found in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bahrain National Museum, and the Guilin Art Museum, among other institutions. Slonem also paints portraits, particularly of Abraham Lincoln, and creates prints and sculptures.

Works
  • Hunt Slonem, Birth Island Northern Lights , 2020
    Hunt Slonem
    Birth Island Northern Lights , 2020
    Oil on Canvas
    177.8 x 236.2 cm
    Signed and dated on verso
  • Hunt Slonem, Butterflies and Guardians, 2020
    Hunt Slonem
    Butterflies and Guardians, 2020
    Oil on Canvas
    182.9 x 243.8 cm
    Signed and Dated on Verso
  • Hunt Slonem, Guardians Garden , 2013
    Hunt Slonem
    Guardians Garden , 2013
    Oil on Canvas
    152.4 x 177.8 cm
    Signed and dated on verso
  • Hunt Slonem, Hombre in Pink Annapolis, 2021
    Hunt Slonem
    Hombre in Pink Annapolis, 2021
    Oil on Canvas
    182.9 x 213.4 cm
    Signed and dated on verso
  • Hunt Slonem, New York Diamond District , 2021
    Hunt Slonem
    New York Diamond District , 2021
    Oil with Acrylic
    184.2 x 213.4 cm
    Signed and dated on verso
  • Hunt Slonem, Pink Diamond Dust , 2018
    Hunt Slonem
    Pink Diamond Dust , 2018
    Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Canvas
    152.4 x 228.6 cm
    Signed and dated on verso
  • Hunt Slonem, Red Butterflies Bayou Teche, 2006
    Hunt Slonem
    Red Butterflies Bayou Teche, 2006
    Oil on Canvas
    191.8 x 228.6 cm
    Signed and dated on verso