William Townsend's landscapes hold a central place in the British art world of the mid twentieth century. Extremely widely exhibited in his lifetime, they have in recent years slipped from such prominence. Although well represented in public collections - the Tate Gallery has three major paintings and the Government Art Collection six works - the present exhibition is Townsend's first significant show in Britain since the Tate Gallery in 1976 and the touring retrospective of 1978-80.