Hunt Slonem Red Tulip For Sale

About this work

Hunt Slonem has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American painting, recognized internationally for his exuberant Neo-Expressionist approach and his devoted exploration of recurring natural motifs. His work resides in over one hundred museum collections worldwide, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, cementing his position as a significant figure whose market presence continues to demonstrate sustained collector interest across both primary and secondary channels. Red Tulip exemplifies Slonem's signature engagement with botanical subject matter, rendered here with the gestural immediacy and textural richness that define his practice. Working in oil on wood, Slonem employs the panel's surface to achieve a luminosity and depth distinct from his canvas works, allowing pigment to interact with the substrate in ways that enhance the vibrancy of his palette. The intimate scale of this piece—measuring just ten by eight inches—concentrates the energy of his brushwork, creating an object that rewards close looking while maintaining the bold visual presence characteristic of his larger compositions. Slonem's floral works occupy an important position within his broader oeuvre, standing alongside his celebrated butterfly and bird paintings as meditations on beauty, repetition, and spiritual resonance. His studio practice, influenced by his study of Transcendental Meditation and his collection of antique frames and historical objects, imbues even his smallest works with a sense of accumulated meaning and deliberate purpose. For acquisition inquiries regarding this work, please contact Guy Hepner directly.