▁Han over ▁Square . ▁The ▁Han over ▁Gallery ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁centre ▁for ▁modern ▁art . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Er ica ▁Bra us en ▁arrived ▁in ▁London ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Red fern ▁Gallery ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁of ▁London . ▁She ▁ran ▁the ▁Han over ▁Gallery , ▁together ▁with ▁her ▁partner ▁T oto ▁Ko op man , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁on ward . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁was ▁of ▁work ▁by ▁the ▁then - l ittle ▁known ▁British ▁painter ▁Francis ▁Ba con , ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition . ▁Ba con ' s ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Bra us en ▁and ▁the ▁gallery ▁ended ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁defect ed ▁to ▁Mar l borough ▁Fine ▁Art . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Bra us en ▁and ▁Jeff ress ▁decided ▁to ▁part ▁ways . ▁The ▁financi er ▁Michael ▁Be hr ens ▁was ▁visit ing ▁the ▁gallery ▁one ▁evening ▁when ▁Bra us en ▁mentioned ▁in ▁passing ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁closing ▁up ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁so ▁Be hr ens ▁bought ▁it ▁from ▁Jeff ress . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁historian ▁Jean - Y ves ▁Mock ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Mock ▁still ▁holds ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁photograph s ▁from ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁artists ▁who ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁gallery , ▁some ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever , ▁were ▁Marcel ▁Duch amp , ▁Max ▁Ernst