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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
$2,331
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Every blue reminds me of you - B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
By Barbara Schaumann
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Danger Contemporary Representational Art Landscape Canadian artist Moody
By Marie Rioux
Located in Houston, TX
Danger is Contemporary Representational Art of a Canadian Landscape with a twist of Abstract. Gallery Wrapped. “Whatever my particular aim is, ...
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Deep Blue, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep blues sit below the composition, while soft cream tones rest above. The colors illustrate the sky and water along the Big Sur Coast, where artist Heidi Hyb...
Oil
$5,500
H 45 in W 57 in D 57 in
The Dance Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Abstract, Framed, 2010+
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Canvas, Oil
$10,750
H 48 in W 72 in D 1.5 in
Bright Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting Abstract Cityscape Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unique, contemporary, colorful, city scape oil painting. Title: descent This one of a kind sky-view abstract city painting incorporates both gentle pastels and sharp, dark blues and...
Canvas, Oil
$5,653
H 47.25 in W 37.41 in D 1.19 in
Topography With Blue - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
By Urszula Wilk
Located in Hallein, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,107
H 30.32 in W 26.58 in D 1.97 in
French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Les Alliance au Crepuscule
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas by Abstrus. The painting is signed bottom right and signed titled and dated to the rear stretcher. Presented in a fine b...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable|$3,003
H 31.5 in W 25.6 in
South West Facing Abstract Painting on Canvas, Oil and Acrylic, 2010+
By Tim Fowler
Located in London, GB
Tim’s main concern within his work is exploring the colour field. Although vivid Tim’s works are invariably balanced, using a signature colour palette of extremely bright and intense...
Canvas, Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Graphite
$1,864
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Sunlit and almost home- B.Schaumann Contemporary interior architectural Painting
By Barbara Schaumann
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Canvas, Oil
$10,490
H 57.09 in W 57.09 in
Gardens V by Zoran Šimunović, - 57 In Square Painting, Vivid Colors
By Zoran Šimunović
Located in Paris, FR
Gardens V is an oil on canvas painting by the Croatian artist, Zoran Šimunović from the series GARDENS. Dimensions are 145 × 145 cm (57 x57 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimension...
Canvas, Oil
(r)evolution 31 (Abstract painting)
By Tracey Adams
Located in London, GB
(r)evolution 31 (Abstract painting) Pigmented Beeswax, Oil & Collage on Panel. Unframed. This painting is part of a series titled (r)evolution which started in 2014. This process...
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
$6,643
H 45.67 in W 55.91 in D 2.76 in
Abstract Painting Black Texture Gestural Expressionism Linen Matthew Vanliessum
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Matthew van Liessum (b. 1989, The Netherlands) is an abstract painter based in Antwerp. His practice is rooted in gestural abstraction, where energetic mark-making meets a strong sen...
Linen, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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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