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Lyndra in the Pyrenees

Artist (Tasmania, Australia, 1885 - 1931)
Sitter (Eastbourne, England, 1890 - 1984)
Date1913
Mediumoil on wood
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 41.7 cm, Width: 52 cm
Frame: Height: 63 cm, Width: 73.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1939 with income from the Murray Fund.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002506
About MeLees studied at the Slade School of Art, London where he met Augustus John and James Innes.

Lyndra was Augustus John's model and accompanied the three artists on their painting expeditions. She married Lees in 1913. This picture was painted during a trip to the South of France and Northern Spain.

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