Donald Werden

Together with BRITISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, An Expansive Landscape, signed B. Silverman and dated 68 lower left, watercolor on paper, sight: 8 1/4 by 17 3/4 in. AND BRITISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, Winter Landscape, signed indistinctly and dated 68 lower left, pastel on canvas, 18 1/4 by 21 3/4 in. 3 works.

None of the works examined out of the frame. The Werden is in overall excellent condition with bright colors and some minor surface dirt and rippling. British School, Expansive Landscape: In overall good condition aside from surface dirt, some minor fading and some scattered spots of discoloration through the center of the work. British School, Winter Landscape: In overall good condition. The artist has left a large amount of the paper exposed especially along the lower edge and in the lower left corner. It appears the pastel is not set and some white remnants of pastel are visible in the frame along the lower edge. All works framed and ready to hang.
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