[1] Label on reverse of painting for Gerald Corcoran (1908–98), dealer of “Old and Modern Paintings and Drawings”, based at Pont Street, adjacent Knightsbridge and Belgravia. In the 1930s he had been employed at Matthiesen Gallery, but after returning from the war and finding his job was no longer available, he began dealing privately from his Pont Street home. He was friend and agent/manager to Edward Burra. In 1947 Corcoran joined the firm of Alex Reid & Lefevre.