2025
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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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
Life writtings, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Ink-stained whispers, flowing free, traces of a mind’s decree. Curves and strokes, both bold and slight, echo voices, dark and bright. Time may fade the paper thin, but wor...
Oil
au tableau, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Chalk in hand, a trembling start, Numbers dance, a racing heart. Eyes behind, whispers grow, Will the answer start to show? Deep breath in, a steady stand, Lines take shape bene...
Oil
Sahara, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Golden waves in endless flight, Sahara burns in molten light. Whispers ride the shifting sand, Time erased by nature’s hand. Moonlight paints the dunes in white, A silent sea ...
Oil
Color me black, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Color me in black, not of sorrow, but of sky before the stars speak— deep, bold, unafraid of what hides in silence. A shadow, yes, but only to reflect your brilliant light. ...
Oil
Abstract thoughts, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
"Abstract Thoughts" is a visual meditation on the mind’s inner landscape. Swirls, fragments, and layered textures collide and harmonize, reflecting the chaos and clarity of human r...
Oil
The Orange Inspiration - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
By Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
The Orange Inspiration 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 a...
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer A bold mid-century abstract expressionist piece exploding with heavy texture and vivid color by San Francisco artist Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Darker colors are layered atop each other, building up from white, yellow, and red through greens and blues into dark purple and black. The composition is surrounded by an orange field, creating a strong contrast. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Witwer pieces. Displayed in a vintage wood frame. Linen size: 30"H x 16"W Framed size: 31.25"W x 17.25"W Provenance: Without a will and a family that had little interest in his art, nearly all of his possessions and close to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker, purchased all of Peter’s possessions (including the art) and has taken care of them until this day, always sensing there was something remarkable about the collection. Wanting Peter’s work to finally be seen, Richard came to Lost Art Salon with Peter’s story after reading about the new gallery in a July, 2005 issue of the SF Chronicle. Then to a San Francisco Collector and then to Robert Azensky fine Art Born George Peter...
Linen, Plaster, Oil
Orange (Abstract painting)
By Frédéric Prat
Located in London, GB
Orange (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. Frédéric Prat is a French abstract painter who studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, graduating...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large 20th Century Original French Expressionist Oil Painting
By P Vilette
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed size: 19.75 x 28.75 inches condition: very good provenance: from the artists estate, Fr...
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Abstract with Bold Colours French 20th Century Painting
By Gilbert Pelissier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) Dated 08' and Inscribed verso oil painting on board, unframed board size: 22 x 15.75 inches conditio...
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Late 20th Century
By Andy Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, ochre and red waves over navy blue, with artist's studio stamp to verso, apparently unsigned, c...
Canvas, Oil
