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In 1912 Innes and Lees went on another painting trip to Collioure in France. His artistic career was curtailed by a mental health problem which saw him confined to an asylum from 1918 until his death in 1931.
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Born Desmond Lees in Hobart, Australia, Lees taught drawing at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England, and was a member of the New English Art Club from 1911.The earliest known pencil work of a model is from 1909 whilst at the Slade school and is held in a private collection in Doreen,Victoria, Australia.
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Australia