While spending time in the Breton seaside town of Saint-Malo, a favourite holiday destination of the well-to-do, Corcos produced this painting. A well-dressed young woman is depicted standing beside the promenade at Saint-Malo, her figure composed and turned slightly from the viewer. Corcos presents her with smooth, descriptive precision, capturing the textures of her clothing in fine detail while allowing the background elements—the sea, sky, and distant vessels—to remain more loosely handled. The painting’s quiet opposition between the fixed, self-contained figure and the subtle suggestion of motion in the natural setting reflects Corcos’ ongoing engagement with contemporary ideals of fashion, detachment, and impermanence.