GEOFFREY K. TOWNSHEND (1888 - 1969)

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Geoffrey Keith Townshend was a prolific New Zealand cartoonist, watercolourist, art teacher and engraver, . After studying at Elam Art School, he 
moved to Sydney studying art with Antonio Dattilo Rubbo in 1912. He contributed to the Bulletin from 1911 as a result of being introduced to Percy Lindsay, who also influenced his style. He was a World War II artist, and after was vice-president of both the RAS (NSW) and the Australian Watercolour Institute. His landscapes were influenced by John Singer Sargent, & Winslow Homer. His works are represented in most National Gallery collections, particularly the Art Gallery of NSW.