‡AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) A SEATED FEMALE NUDE signed l.r.: JOHN pen and ink 36 x 27cm / 14.1 x 10.6in The sitter is thought to be Edith Brice, also known as Lyndra. She married Derwent Lees in 1912 and ceased modelling for Augustus John following this. Lees was a well-known Australian landscape painter, himself a friend of John.