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David de Limón

A Valencia street artist whose recurring masked figure turns walls and small architectural details into compact cartoon narratives.

VSA / Artists / David de LimónProfile reviewed 27 September 2026
David de Limón’s black masked character in front of a large red heartVSA / Artist work
David de Limón’s signature masked character — Artwork published by David de Limón on the artist’s official website; work by David de Limón. Source: Official David de Limón website. Official artwork converted to WebP and compressed for display; no editorial crop or retouching. Source-attributed editorial use from the artist’s official public website; no open reuse licence is stated. Used for cultural context; the scene may have changed since capture.

How to recognise the work

A masked figure built for the street

Look for a compact, masked cartoon figure placed so that it appears to act within the street rather than simply sit on top of it.

  • Masked character
  • Bold cartoon outlines
  • Recurring figure
  • Site-responsive scenes

A recurring character system

David de Limón builds recognition through a recurring masked figure, first introduced in 2012 according to the artist’s own account. Its simplified body, graphic outline and expressive poses allow a small intervention to read like a single frame from a comic.

From LIMÓN to the masked figure

The artist traces the practice back to 1998, when the tag LIMÓN developed into a lemon-slice emblem. That earlier signature helps explain the public name, but it should not be confused with the head of the later character.

Working with the street

The figures are often read in relation to shutters, corners and other existing surfaces. Scale and placement help create the action, so the surrounding architecture is part of the visual joke or narrative.

A documented Valencia practice

Official tourism programming and specialist directories connect David de Limón directly with Valencia’s urban-art scene. This profile records that relationship without suggesting that any particular intervention is still present today.

Official links

Official websiteInstagram

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