Laurent Proneur — a French-born American painter and well-known street artist — describes his paintings and other works as a “neoteric experiment in fine art graffiti.” Raised in a family of circus performers, the visual artist and music producer has been surrounded by creativity since he was a child.
Proneur trained as an acrobat and juggler prior to his teenage years, so that he might join his family members as they traveled to perform in circuses all over Europe. It wasn’t long before Proneur would discover graffiti on the streets of Paris.
Proneur eventually adopted the subversive art form as a way for him to express himself and during the mid-1980s began tagging alongside widely known street artists such as Jonone 156 and Futura 2000 — names he cites as influences today alongside the likes of Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso. As street art has long been part of the hip hop culture in the United States, rap music and production also became integral to Proneur’s life. During the 1990s, he established an independent production company, wrote and produced songs for himself and other artists, and worked with labels such as Sony and BMG.
Proneur continued to create works of street art over the years, gaining recognition among the other active artists in France and earning acclaim in a book published by Paris Tonkar magazine, a publication that covers street art in Europe. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris for three years and now works out of his studio in Los Angeles, California.
In 2017, Proneur collaborated with the German bicycle company Haibike to help raise funds for the youth mountain biking programs of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. The artist has had group and solo exhibitions at Gallery Montaigne, Terrell Moore Gallery, Maison de la Culture Paris and more.
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the Brown poem, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
A brown poem, earthy, deep, Whispered where old roots sleep. Worn like wood, rich like clay, Soft as dusk at end of day. Quiet tones, a grounded song, Holding time where words b...
Oil
The pink enterprise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
A pink enterprise, bold and bright, Built on dreams and neon light. Laughter hums through candy walls, Hope and wonder fill its halls. Soft yet strong, it dares to be, A vision ...
Oil
Clementine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Orange lines dance, bold and bright, Tracing fire in morning light. Whispers of sun on canvas stay, Guiding dreams in streaks of play. Electric echoes, wild and free, Marking pa...
Oil
Green poem to mother earth, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Mother Earth, so wild, so free, Roots embrace eternity. Rivers sing, and forests breathe, Golden fields in sunlight weave. Guarding life with gentle hands, Keeper of the seas an...
Oil
Brown wind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Writing is on the wall :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature...
Oil
Lavender poem, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Lavender sways in evening air, Softest whispers, perfume rare. Purple dreams in twilight’s glow, Gentle winds that hush and flow. Touch the sky, embrace the light, Fading star...
Oil
Duality, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Writing is on the wall, duality :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: ...
Oil
The night is falling, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
The night is falling, soft and slow, A hush of stars begins to glow. The moonlight hums a quiet tune, A silver whisper to the dune. Shadows dance in silent streams, Cradling ear...
Oil
Yellow tendencies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Yellow writings, bright and bold, Stories traced in lines of gold. Fading sun on paper streams, Words like echoes, lost in dreams. Soft as whispers, loud as light, Letters glow ...
Oil
Orange rainy day, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Orange rainy day, time to chill and forget about the past. unicorns and leopards are watching the gate of misery and no one can trigger their announcement. :: Painting :: Abstract ::...
Oil
Abstract thoughts, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Swirling echoes, shifting light, Colors dance in endless flight. Shapes emerge, then fade away, Thoughts like waves refuse to stay. Whispers bend, no lines confine, Chaos hums, ...
Oil
Gold standart, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Golden script on velvet night, Whispers glinting, soft and bright. Echoes traced in lines so fine, Stories shimmer, lost in time. Silent verses, bold yet thin, Truth and mystery...
Oil
Picture of a Zombie, Original Oil on Canvas, Signed, 61.5 x 46.12 in
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Laurent Proneur. Painting is stretched and ready to hang. Canvas size 61.5 x 46.12 x 2 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...
Canvas, Oil
"Deep Concern"
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Deep Concern” by Laurent Pronuer is a commanding 2020 mixed-media portrait measuring an impressive 46"W × 51"H, giving the work a striking physical presence. Pronuer’s contemporary ...
Canvas, Oil
Le Jongleur Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed Contemporary Art
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Laurent Proneur. Painting is stretched and ready to hang. Canvas size 75.75 x 40.5 x 2 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...
Canvas, Oil
Oliviers
By Roger Mühl
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, titled and inventoried verso. 19.75 x 21 in. 23.25 x 24.25 in. (framed) ...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract with Green, Orange, and Red
By Meredith Pardue
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful muted tone abstract by a highly sought after artist Meredith Pardue’s abstract, botanic forms are based on images she finds in nature, but, according to Pardue, are ultima...
Canvas, Oil
$1,366
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split I Mixed Media Original Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT I 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT I is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms suggesti...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frederick Conway (1900-1973) was a painter, educator, and lecturer. Conway was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and studied at the Saint Louis School of...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frederick Conway (1900-1973) was a painter, educator, and lecturer. From 1929 to 1970, Conway was a member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School. When Max Beckmann was in residence at Washington University, he and Conway became close associates. Conway was one of the first to realize the importance and seriousness of Beckmann's teaching. In 1949, Beckmann painted Conway's portrait. Conway was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and studied at the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts and in Paris at the Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy Grande Chaumiere. He painted murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration...
Oil, Board
Untitled
By Michael Goldberg
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil, pastel, and paper collage on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 52.75 x 47.75 in. 54 x 49 in. (framed) Gilded floater frame. Provenance Compass Rose, Chicago Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg in 1924 and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg was an important figure in American Abstract Expressionism, who began taking art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student, Goldberg finished high school at the age of 14 and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes in favor of the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings. From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back in New York and resuming studies with Hofmann and at the Art Students League. Living downtown and frequenting the Cedar Bar, Goldberg befriended many of the artists of the New York School. In 1951, his work was included in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show, co-organized by Leo Castelli, Conrad Marca-Relli, and the Eighth Street Club, and featuring the work of - among others - Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. In 1953, the Tibor de Nagy...
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Handmade Paper
$350
H 9.45 in W 6.3 in D 0.79 in
"Straights" (Flora, Original Floral Contemporary Painting, Flowers, Dark, Black)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
Straights 2025 Paris, France This abstract oil painting depicts delicate botanical forms rising on slender stems against a deep black background. Natural and beige tones define the ...
Linen, Oil
$11,573
H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in
Blue Yonder-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, Red, Blue, Oil
By Monroe Hodder
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Blue Yonder is an original oil over acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of h...
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
$450
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
"Rosettes III" (animalia, fauna, original abstract painting, bold, natural)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Rosettes III" is a graphic and bold abstract painting, of terracotta oil paint on canvas. The name pays homage to the captivating "rosettes," the distinctive and natural markings fo...
Linen, Oil
Blue triptych - 1998
By Pascal Magis
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Pascal MAGIS (Aurillac 1955 - Meyrals 2011) Blue triptych - 1998 Oil on canvas H. 150 cm; L. 250 cm (2 panels of 50 cm wide, and the central panel of 150 cm wide) Signed lower right ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,366
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split II Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT II 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT II is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms sugges...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
$500
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
"Eve Of Parting" (contemporary, abstract, original, dark, warm, oil, black, red)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
EVE OF PARTING 2025 Paris, France This painting captures a fleeting moment of emergence and disappearance, a pale, flame-like form rising from a field of deep shadow and crimson. Th...
Linen, Dye, Oil
$2,200
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
"Luctor Et Emerge" (Flora, Original, Contemporary, Floral, Flowers, Dark, Black)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
Luctor Et Emerge 2025 Paris, France This abstract oil painting features delicate white blossoms scattered across cracked natural linen branches against a semi gloss deep black backg...
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
$10,500
H 73.25 in W 77 in D 3.75 in
Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Carl Heldt, "HOPSCOTCH"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed "Heldt" on the painting and in pencil on the back of the canvas, " Hopscotch - Carl Heldt - Tucson" "Hopscotch", is an impressive and compelling mid...
Oil
$7,402
H 43.31 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in
Antonio Buonfiglio - OUT OF RED - Red - Oil Painting
Located in Stienta, IT
Technique Mixed oil on wood. The artist, In order to give more character and personalization to this work of great effect and color, decorates the painting with his own fingerprints. In Antonio...
Oil, Board
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H 49.3 in W 73.87 in D 2 in
The Yellow Beast (huge original painting on canvas)
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Laurent Proneur. Painting is stretched and ready to hang. Canvas size 49.3 x 73.87 x 2 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...
Canvas, Oil
Torn, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Portrait of a struggling average man torn between impossible situations. Life's a bitch then you die, Torn. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Oil
Gamble, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
We are at risk. like a poker player, we just bet on the odds. Gamble. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Oil
Spread out, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Difficult times ahead. where are we going to Hide? it's growing faster everyday. Spread out. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity...
Oil
The discussion, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
People are talking, no one is listening... The discussion. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
Acrylic
Mr confused, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Mr confused, He doesn't know what to say. He's lost in translation :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Acrylic
Taming the beast, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Colorful confusion on canvas... What's happening over there? the beast is out :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...
Oil
Fairytale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Fairytale in colors, characters are hiding in this story, your imagination will find them. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Oil
Colors in quarantine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Colors in quarantine, times are tough. Cast away from their environment, these flying colors are pushing back against the dark. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an of...
Oil
Weird planet, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Weird planet, not so far from us... most likely we are the weird ones for them. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by th...
Oil
Disorganized, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Disorganized 52X44 inches colorful chaos on canvas. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Y...
Oil
Tetu, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
"Tetu" stubborn in english, is a painting where characters are sticking on top of each other, looking for trouble... :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official cer...
Oil
Green panic, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
This oil on canvas masterpiece has been painted during the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic. The structural lines varies between frenetic Urgency and organized colors. :: Painting :: Abstract...
Oil
overweight attitude, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Overweight attitude, oil on canvas... slacker in action :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang...
Oil
Matching breed, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
They have found each other in a weird place, Now they're sticking together. matching breed. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity ...
Oil