Paysage

Signed in 1994, this landscape marks a departure from the controlled lines of her previous works, embracing a bold, wet-on-wet technique. Heavy swathes of indigo and white bleed into fiery patches of cadmium red and sun-drenched yellow, creating a sense of frantic movement. The scene appears caught in a moment of dramatic transition—perhaps a storm clearing or the intense final light of sunset. Verdant green forms on the right struggle against the blue tide, evoking foliage whipped by an unseen wind. This piece serves as a bridge between Ilana’s impressionistic observations of Deauville and the pure abstract expressionism she would fully adopt in the early 2000s. It is a testament to her growing confidence in letting the paint itself dictate the energy of the natural world.