Deauville

Returning to the Normandy coast four years after her initial Deauville series, this 1997 painting shows a marked evolution in style. The distinctive folded parasols are no longer static geometric shapes but towering, vibrant sentinels rendered in thick, gestural brushstrokes. Primary reds, deep cobalts, and sunny yellows clash and harmonize to mimic the chaotic beauty of a blustery afternoon. The composition feels looser and more fluid than her 1993 works, dissolving the rigid structures of the beach cabins into a delightful haze of movement. By prioritizing the sensation of the salt spray and shifting light over architectural precision, Baumgarten-Wajsblat captures the joyful, fleeting impermanence of a summer memory that refuses to fade.