Palm Springs, 2026

GNelly  

A raspberry pink, bold and delicious, from one edge of the painting to the other. It is the colour of Palm Springs, oasis of the Californian desert, city of pink doors, turquoise pools and modernist villas. In the centre, Luxxo appears full-length this time: planted on its two legs, arms slightly apart, it looks just like a rag doll striking a pose. GNelly’s signature character is outlined in a black line gone over several times, a nervous line that gives it a slight tremor.

The head combines white, turquoise, yellow and pink. The two black crosses of its gaze are there, one topped with a few pink lashes, and a small red heart is scribbled on the cheek. At the neck, a navy blue band is tied like a scarf. The torso wears a pink jacket fastened with two rows of yellow buttons with red centres. This dandy look suits a city where Hollywood stars once came to get away from it all.

The rest of the body is a patchwork, and each limb has its own pattern. One arm is turquoise, scattered with white dots, the other orange and white, punctuated by three pink dots. One leg shifts from plum to turquoise and then to pale yellow, with a white flower on the thigh and three small crosses on the foot. The other stays pale, crossed with orange and black curls. The paint, applied with a palette knife, forms thick ridges that can be made out even in the buttons of the jacket.

The name “Palm Springs” runs vertically down the torso, in small white letters. A few white spatters sparkle around the silhouette. A black border painted freehand frames the composition, the name Luxxo runs along the right-hand edge, and GNelly’s signature sits in a black cartouche at the bottom right.

With the automotive clear coat, the pink takes on the gleam of confectionery. The surface, as smooth and glossy as icing, sharpens every colour and throws back the light of the room, so that the painting changes mood as the day goes on.

A one-of-a-kind piece, tender and sparkling, between pop art and urban art, signed and delivered with its certificate of authenticity.