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Mary Vaux Walcott

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Watercolor of a small plant with yellow daisy-like flowers and grey-green leaves on a pale cream background.

Crepis Elegans

1900

Watercolor of blue gentian flowers on reddish stems with narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Gentian (Gentiana affinis)

1910

Watercolor of two pink fleabane wildflowers with yellow centers and green leaves on thin stems against a cream background.

Pink Fleabane (Erigeron jucundus)

1900

Watercolor of Burgess Milkvetch with purple flowers, green leaves and brown seed pods on a cream background.

Burgess Milkvetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

1920

Watercolor of an orange false dandelion flower on a hairy stem above narrow striped green leaves and a root.

False Dandelion (Agoseris aurantiaca)

1920

Watercolor of a Western Yarrow plant with clusters of white flowers and feathery green leaves on a cream background.

Western Yarrow (Achillea lanulosa)

1920

Watercolor of a Southern Bird's Foot Violet plant with purple flowers, lobed green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Southern Bird's Foot Violet (Viola digitata)

1920

Watercolor of red American columbine flowers with green lobed leaves and slender stems on a pale background.

American Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

1910

Watercolor botanical study of yellow Dryad flowers with hairy calyces, green scalloped leaves and reddish stems on cream pape

Yellow Dryad (Dryas drummondii)

1900

Watercolor of a Bearberry Honeysuckle branch with dark red flowers, dark paired berries, and green oval leaves.

Bearberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)

1910

Watercolor of two bog-asphodel stems with white flower clusters and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Bog-Asphodel (Tofieldia intermedia)

1920

Watercolor of a juniper branch with blue berries and green needles on a cream background.

Mountain Juniper (Juniperus sibirica)

1910

Watercolor of Silene multicaulis stems with small pink-white flowers, purple calyces and narrow green leaves on pale paper.

Silene multicaulis

1920

Watercolor of a Northern Butterwort plant with three purple flowers on curved stems above green leaves on brown soil.

Northern Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)

1900

Watercolor of two Gray Pussytoes plants with fuzzy white and brown flower heads on tall slender stems against a cream backgro

Gray Pussytoes (Antennaria howellii)

1920

Watercolor of two white trillium flowers and green leaves on pale stems against a light background.

Wake-Robin (Trillium grandiflorum)

1910

Watercolor botanical study of two green bog orchid stems with small greenish flowers and broad striped leaves on cream paper.

One-Leaf-Bog-Orchid (Habenaria obtusata)

1920

Watercolor of a cushion of magenta carpet pink flowers and green needle-like leaves on brown soil, on cream paper.

Carpet Pink (Silene acaulis)

1900

Watercolor of a buff monkeyflower stem with orange tubular blossoms and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Buff Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus)

1920

Painting of red Indian paintbrush flowers and a white aster with green stems on tan paper.

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia)

1880

Watercolor study of a pink flower with green buds and stem on a cream background.

(Untitled--Flower Study)

1870

Watercolor of closed blue gentian flowers on green stems with narrow leaves on a cream background.

Closed Gentian (Gentiana andrewskii)

1870

Watercolor of red wind poppies with dark centers, buds and slender green stems on a pale background.

Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla)

1920

Watercolor of nodding pink and lavender clematis flowers with green leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Jicarilla (Clematis pseudoalpina)

1930

Watercolor of a red-berried viburnum branch with lobed green leaves and red stems on a tan background.

Grouseberry (Viburnum americanum)

1880

Watercolor of a milkweed stem with clustered white flower buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Milkweed (Ascelpias)

1920

Watercolor of American vetch with purple flowers, green pinnate leaves, curling tendrils and a red stem on cream paper.

American Vetch (Vicia americana)

1920

Watercolor of a bush cinquefoil branch with yellow flowers, green leaves, and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

1910

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding maroon flower with yellow stamens on a slender green stem with narrow leaves.

Untitled--Flower Study

1910

Watercolor of a jack-in-the-pulpit with red columbine, yellow wildflower and long green leaf on cream paper.

Untitled (Jack in the Pulpit)

1870

Watercolor of a White Fairy Lantern stem with nodding white and pink blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

White Fairy Lantern (Calochortus albus)

1930

Watercolor of a Venus flytrap with spiny snap traps and tall stalks of white flowers on a cream background.

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

1910

Watercolor of a cluster of yellow zinnia flowers with red centers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

1930

Watercolor botanical study of alpine vetch with pink pea-like flowers and pinnate green leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Vetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

1910

Watercolor of a red buckeye branch with clusters of red tubular flowers and palmate green leaves on a pale background.

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

1910

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with long yellow catkins and large serrated green leaves on a pale background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

1930

Watercolor of two lavender western blue flag iris blooms with buds and green leaves on a cream background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

1930

Watercolor study of a porcelain cup with a red handle and blue floral pattern, casting a soft shadow on a beige background.

Untitled (Cup)

1870

Watercolor botanical study of a marsh violet with white flower, heart-shaped leaves, roots and a feathery leafy stem on cream

Viola palustris

1910

Watercolor of a Dryas plant with three slender stems showing feathery seed plumes, a fruit head, and a bud above toothed leav

Yellow Dryad (fruit) (Dryas drummondii)

1920

Watercolor of a red-flowered walkingstick cholla cactus with spiny green stems and buds against a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

1930

Watercolor of a Northern Butterbur plant with pink and yellow flower heads, lobed leaves, and a horizontal rhizome with roots

Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus)

1910

Watercolor of a flowering plant with magenta pea-like blossoms and slender green leaves on a tan background.

Flowers from the Mesa

1880

Watercolor of a ragwort plant with yellow daisy-like flowers, buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Ragwort (Senecio burkei)

1910

Watercolor of a single purple and yellow pansy on a long green stem, with red initials M.M.V. and 1873 at lower right.

Untitled (Pansy)

1870

Watercolor of pentstemon stems with pale pink tubular flowers and slender green leaves on a plain background.

Pentstemon ambiguus

1930

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a ribbed cathedral dome with arched windows and a golden orb topped by a cross.

Ball of the Cathedral

1860

Watercolor of two white Matilija poppy blossoms with yellow centers, unopened buds, and gray-green leaves on stems.

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

1930

Watercolor of a pink-red flowering stem with fern-like green leaves against a pale beige background.

Pedicularis bracteosa

1910

Watercolor of salsify plant with purple flowers, a closed bud, and a fluffy white seed head on green stems.

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)

1920

Watercolor of partridgeberry sprig with red berries and green leaves beside a feathery fern frond on tan paper.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

1880

Watercolor of purple mountain violet flowers and green leaves rising from a mound of soil on cream paper.

Purple Mountain Violet (Viola adunca)

1910

Watercolor of a red lady's slipper orchid beside unfinished pencil sketches of buds and leaves on cream paper.

Untitled (Unfinished Sketch)

1940

Watercolor of a pink rose with yellow stamens, buds, and serrated green leaves on a stem, signed M.M.V. at lower right.

Pink Rose

1870

Botanical painting of a branch with clusters of red maple samaras hanging from a brown twig on a pale background.

Carolina Maple (Acer carolinianum)

1920

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

1920

Watercolor of a Musk-Flower stem with yellow blossoms and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Musk-Flower (Mimulus moschatus)

1910

Watercolor of alpine fleabane with purple daisy-like flowers and green leaves on a brown soil patch, cream background.

Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschcensis)

1910

Watercolor of two tall pale green desert candle stalks with dark maroon flower clusters and pink buds against a plain backgro

Desert Candle (Caulanthus inflatus)

1930

Watercolor of spotted saxifrage with white red-spotted flowers on slender red stems above green rosette leaves.

Spotted Saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis)

1900

Watercolor botanical study of a mayapple with a white flower, green pistil, and lobed serrated leaves on a pale stem.

Mayapple (Podphyllum paltatum)

1920

Soft grey pencil portrait of a curly-haired child in a wide-brimmed hat and frilled white collar.

Untitled (Head of a Child with Hat)

1870

Watercolor of a small white-flowered sprig with green leaves and a pink stem on a cream background.

Untitled--Flower Study

1900

Watercolor of a spruce branch with green needles and dark purple cones on a pale background.

Picea engelmanni

1910

Watercolor of a lily twayblade orchid with broad green leaves and a spike of brownish flowers, by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920.

Lily Twayblade (Liparis liliifolia)

1920

Watercolor of hooded pitcherplants with tall green tubular leaves and nodding yellow flowers on a pale background.

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

1920

Watercolor of a trailing Houstonia stem with small white flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Trailing Houstonia (Houstonia procumbens)

1910

Watercolor of a birdsfoot violet plant with two purple flowers and deeply lobed green leaves on a cream background.

Birdsfoot Violet (Viola pedata)

1910

Watercolor of a Western cranesbill plant with pink flowers, lobed green leaves and buds on slender stems.

Western Cranesbill (Geranium viscosissimum)

1920

Watercolor of pink hedysarum flowering stems with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

Pink Hedysarum (Hedysarum americanum)

1910

Watercolor of red cardinal flowers, grasses, red berries and a dragonfly above water.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

1880

Watercolor of white mistmaiden flowers with green lobed leaves growing from a brown mound on cream paper.

Mistmaiden (Romanzoffia sitchensis)

1900

Watercolor of two pansies, one dark purple and one lilac with yellow, with green ivy leaves on a cream background.

Untitled (Pansies and Ivy)

1870

Watercolor of a slender agoseris plant with reddish stems, white seed heads, and narrow green leaves on cream paper.

Slender Agoseris (Agoseris gracilens)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering valerian plant with pink clustered blossoms and green leaves on a pale background.

Heliotrope Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis)

1910

Watercolor of a pink-flowered plant with rosette green leaves, two stems, one with open pink blossoms and one with buds.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

1930

Watercolor botanical study of two stems with white and yellow flowers and serrated leaves, one stem tinged red.

Pedicularis raremosa

1900

Watercolor of a flowering butterfly pea vine with purple blossoms, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana)

1930

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron flower cluster with large green leaves on a grey background, dated 1880.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

1880

Watercolor of a branch with drooping pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Menziesea (Menziesea glabella)

1900

Watercolor of a pink orchid with white spotted lips on a tall stem above green leaves and moss, on a pale background.

Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

1910

Watercolor of a highbush blueberry branch with clusters of white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

1920

Watercolor of purple and lilac violet flowers with lobed green leaves on a brown ground, against a cream background.

Southern Coast Violet (Viola septemloba)

1910

Watercolor of a drooping giant arborvitae branch with green foliage and pale green cones on a cream background.

Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata)

1920

Watercolor of a flowering Chickasaw plum branch with white blossoms and green leaves on a cream background.

Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of a white-flowered plant with slender stems and narrow leaves on a cream background.

Arenaria formosa

1900

Watercolor of three heather sprigs with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Heather (Phyllodoce intermedia)

1900

Watercolor of a yellow violet with round green leaves and a bud rising from brown soil on white paper.

Viola orbiculata

1910

Watercolor of a stem with clusters of pink aster flowers with yellow centers and long green leaves on a pale background.

Aster Engelmann

1900

Watercolor of a Bog Kalmia plant with clusters of pink flowers and narrow green leaves on reddish stems.

Bog Kalmia (Kalmia polifolia)

1920

Watercolor of white avalanche lilies with yellow stamens, arching stems, broad green leaves and a closed bud on pale paper.

Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)

1920

Watercolor bouquet of yellow, blue, white and pink wildflowers with green stems on a grey background.

(Untitled, Group of Flowers)

1880

Watercolor of a common pitcherplant with green and maroon pitchers and a tall stem topped by a red nodding flower.

Common Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea venosa)

1930

Watercolor of a tall fleabane plant with pink and yellow flower heads on a branching purple stem and narrow green leaves.

Tall Fleabane (Erigeron acris)

1910

Watercolor of Western Monkshood with violet hooded flowers, green buds and lobed leaves on tall stems against a cream backgro

Western Monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)

1930

Watercolor of two Nodding Ladies-Tresses orchid stems with white spiral flower spikes and green leaves on pale paper.

Nodding Ladies-Tresses (Ibidium cernum)

1900