2011
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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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
$4,800
H 35 in W 45.7 in
Erotic Scale - Horizontal Yellow Street Art Contemporary Painting
By Lionel Pratt
Located in New York, NY
French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, Basquiat, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His mixed media paintings resemble elementary school blackboards...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Yellow Gesture, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Emily STARCK
Located in Yardley, PA
Square work of abstraction in a limited palette of yellow, brown, white and red. Inspired by nature, earth, fire, ... Expressing raw and primary emotions. Worked in several layers ...
Acrylic
$2,285
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.8 in
Yellow Volume, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Theresa Vandenberg Donche
Located in Yardley, PA
Intuitive and gestural strokes, color contrast, balance and form come together in a layered, energetic composition :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certif...
Acrylic
$2,122
H 59.06 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Yellow Impression - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
By Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Yellow Impression is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020. Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated by the artist...
Oil
Real Beasts, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
A primal scene unfolds between man and creature, both drawn from the same wild dream. Their bodies, raw outlines of chalk and fury, are scrawled with the language of instinct, part w...
Oil
The Yellow One - Framed
By Joe Stefanelli
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The Hamptons. Floats in black contemporary frame. About the Artist: Part of the N...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,700
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in
Character on Yellow by Enrique Pichardo, Bold Abstract Figurative Painting, 2026
By Enrique Pichardo
Located in Miami, FL
Character on Yellow by Enrique Pichardo, Bold Abstract Figurative Painting, 2026 In this vibrant abstract figurative painting, Enrique Pichardo explores the expressive power of form...
Acrylic
$8,500
H 68 in W 48 in
Yellow No 27 - large, bold abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic, wax, on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An angled shape in canary yellow floats on a ground of dove grey and black in this mixed media abstract composition. Stoyanov's paintings have a fresco-like quality, the taut surface...
Canvas, Mixed Media
l'animal, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
ChatGPT In the forest deep, where shadows play, A lone wolf wanders, night and day. No pack to howl, no kin to greet, Just echoing steps and a heart’s faint beat. Yet in the...
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
Untitled, Huge Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 75x52 Inches, Signed, 1998
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas size 75 x 52 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate o...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Untitled, Huge Original Painting on Canvas by Hunter Potter, Signed, 64x62 in.
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic paint, oil stick, spray paint on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by Hunter Potter. Canvas Size: 64.12 x 62.12 x 2 inches (stretched). Artwork is in excelle...
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Large Graffiti Painting, Large Acrylic & Spray Paint on Canvas, 2006, 48x24 in.
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic and spray paint on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by John Crash Matos. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Aut...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Effigy Emergence, Original Mixed Media Painting, Hand Signed, 20x30 inches
By Harold Larsen
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media painting on board. Hand signed on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be c...
Mixed Media, Board
