 Following her second marriage, her base became London.Her art world associates, including Bacon and Lucian Freud, created a potent mix with a glitzier musical set, such as the Sitwells, Lutyens, Frederick Ashton, Margot Fonteyn, Alan Rawsthorne.From 1949, she and Bacon showcased their figurative brand of modern art at the Hanover Gallery and she exhibited in group shows organised by the ICA and the British Council.