Pallant House Gallery turns to an overlooked British painter

After the death of the British painter Christopher Wood (1901-30) at the age of 29, he was quickly overshadowed by his great friend Ben Nicholson, who became a figurehead of British Modernism. A show at the Pallant House Gallery, which often casts a spotlight on overlooked Modern British artists, aims to redress the balance. Although Woods work is sometimes viewed within the context of his friendship with Ben and Winifred Nicholson (as at a show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2014), this over