Leake Street Stencils — artwork #10133 by Blek le Rat · London, United Kingdom
graffiti cow suit signature stencil monochrome
Artists
Xavier Prou, better known as Blek le Rat, was born in 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt. Widely regarded as the pioneer of stencil graffiti, he began painting on Paris walls in 1981 after seeing graffiti in New York. His nickname comes from the rats he stencilled throughout the capital, an animal he described as 'the only free animal in the city'. His style — life-size stencilled figures, recurring mo…
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Added 18/05/2026
A stencil diptych by Blek le Rat in the Leake Street graffiti tunnel beneath Waterloo Station in London. On the left, a suited man carries two cases labelled BLEK LE RAT STENCILS — an ironic self-portrait of the artist as a travelling salesman. On the right, his recurring black-and-white cow stencil. The piece is sheltered from the weather by the railway tunnel.
The artwork Pochoirs de Leake Street is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of London in United Kingdom, more precisely here: Leake Street Tunnel, Waterloo, London SE1 7NN.
This graffiti is also tagged as: cow, suit, signature, stencil, monochrome.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Blek le Rat
The photo was published on 18-05-2026 by an unknown hunter.
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