A break from the ordinary (though I have become quite accustomed to the extraordinary of late): an original Hunt Slonem painting walked in the shop this week!
If you are unfamiliar with this contemporary expressionist painter, then the youtube clip below should tell you everything you need to know about his unique personality and style.
But if you don't have 9 minutes to invest just now, let me give you the Cliff's notes: Hunt Slonem's paintings are in the collections of about 80 museums internationally. He is a collector himself of furniture, objects, homes, and tropical birds. If you follow no other links in this post, do click here for a photographic tour of his EIGHTY-NINE ROOM STUDIO in NYC. (He is also well-known for throwing fabulous parties :)
Here is the original painting our client brought in for framing:
back view
Hunt Slonem paints several variations of very specific interests, Alfred Hitchcock among them. (also, Abraham Lincoln, rabbits, monkeys, birds, butterflies, and many others). I grabbed this image of the Hitchcock/birds hallway from the studio tour linked above:
Our client knew immediately what she wanted on this recent addition to her collection: a very ornate gilded frame, Castillano, by Larson-Juhl. At nearly 4 inches wide and adorned in the most incredible trellis-like carving, I think it is something the artist himself would have selected.
C'est magnifique!
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