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“The Turquoise Escape”: a red-haired woman in a white dress, seen from behind, opening the door of a turquoise saloon facing the sea.

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The Turquoise Escape

Le Yack · 2026 · oil on canvas · 60 × 60 cm

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One of a kind, sold rolled or stretched in a black floater frame, with a certificate of authenticity. Free delivery within France and the European Union.

“Her hand holds the rear door open, but she does not get in. A woman in a white dress, seen from behind, facing the ocean; behind her, the turquoise saloon parked on the embankment. Between the two, hesitation. I love those moments when the set is in place, when everything is ready, but the next gesture stays suspended: we will never know whether she gets in or stays. It is the American breath I have always loved in Hopper — the promise of the journey, the solitude of the woman gazing into the distance, and that turquoise which calls to you as much as it holds you back. The shadows lengthen on the ground; they tell the time better than any clock.”

— Le Yack

Technique
oil on stretched canvas
Size
60 × 60 cm (square)
Year
2026
Signature
on the front, lower right — Le Yack; on the back: title, year, signature, inventory number
Support
pure linen canvas, hand-stretched, solid wood stretcher
Finish
protective matt varnish, applied by hand
Condition
original work, one of a kind
The canvas unframed, mounted on its stretcher and seen at a three-quarter angle against a pale background, the depth of the stretcher showing.
The canvas unframed, mounted on its stretcher and seen at a three-quarter angle against a pale background, the depth of the stretcher showing.
The painting hung unframed on a cream wall, above a dark wooden chest of drawers and a pale vase.
The painting hung unframed on a cream wall, above a dark wooden chest of drawers and a pale vase.
“The Turquoise Escape” in a black float frame, above a light wood sideboard and a vase
“The Turquoise Escape” in a black float frame, above a light wood sideboard and a vase
“The Turquoise Escape” hanging near a window, above a vase of branches
“The Turquoise Escape” hanging near a window, above a vase of branches

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Alexandre Pelletier, known as Le Yack, paints in oil in Orléans. A Fine Arts graduate, he spent nearly thirty years composing images as an art director before returning to the canvas.

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