▁Edward ▁Ald en ▁Jew ell , ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said ▁her ▁" color ▁is ▁fresh ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁rule ▁effectively ▁used " ▁and ▁her ▁work ▁" t aste fully ▁decor ative ." (" Rec ent ▁P aint ings ▁by ▁Jan ice ▁B ial a ," ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁p . ▁X 8 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁and ▁Br ust lein ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁France ▁where ▁she ▁exhib ited ▁regularly ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁Jean ne ▁Buch er . ▁While ▁continu ing ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁France ▁she ▁and ▁Br ust lein ▁returned ▁period ically ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁remained ▁close ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁Jack ▁and , ▁in ▁consequence , ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁female ▁artists ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁School . Br ust lein ▁purchased ▁Wille m ▁de ▁K oon ing ' s ▁early ▁paint ings , ▁he ▁and ▁B ial a ▁hosted ▁a ▁wed ding ▁l unch ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁c af eter ia ▁when ▁Wille m ▁and ▁Ela ine ▁married . ▁While ▁not ▁herself ▁an ▁abstract ▁expression ist , ▁B ial a ▁fost ered ▁the ▁movement , ▁particularly ▁through ▁the ▁support ▁she ▁gave ▁Wille m ▁de ▁K oon ing . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁she ▁convinced ▁her ▁New ▁York ▁deal er ▁to ▁show ▁some ▁of ▁de ▁K oon ing ' s ▁paint ings , ▁B ial a ▁c ared ▁for ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ill , ▁and