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Watercolor of a witch-hazel branch with clusters of spidery yellow flowers and dark twigs on a pale background.

Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a moss campion cushion with many small magenta flowers and buds among dense green foliage on pale paper.

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Northern hedysarum plant with pink pea-like flowers, pinnate leaves, and roots, on cream paper.

Northern Hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two nodding onion stems with drooping clusters of pink flowers and long green leaves on a pale background.

Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of pink tubular pentstemon flowers and green leaves on a pale background, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Menzies Pentstemon (Pentstemon menziesii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two tall larkspur stems with purple and pale lavender flowers above lobed green leaves.

Tall Larkspur (Delphinium elongatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of gentian stems with purple buds and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana macounii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of an ivy sprig with green heart-shaped leaves and one large reddish-brown leaf on a cream background.

Untitled (Ivy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of two reddish stems with clusters of pale flowers and bracts on a cream background, labeled M.V.W. 10.18.1920.

Red Pinesap (Hypopitys lanuginosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of water crowfoot with white yellow-centered flowers, buds and feathery leaves on thin curving stems.

Water Crowfoot (Batrachium trichophyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a magenta Cattleya orchid stem with crimson lips and green heart-shaped leaves on cream paper.

Cattlaya superbus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling man with curly brown hair in a black coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George W. Newcombe, 1830

Watercolor of white Indian paintbrush stems with pale green bracts, narrow leaves and purple stems on cream paper.

White Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green arrow-shaped leaves on red climbing stems.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a wild pea vine with magenta and pink flowers, green leaves and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, a pale closed bud with red center, and a slender stem.

Trillium discolor

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a butterfly weed branch with orange flower clusters, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits on pale paper.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a gray phacelia stem with clustered purple flowers and finely divided silvery leaves on a pale background.

Gray Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of three yellow ladyslipper orchids with brown twisted petals rising above broad green leaves on a pale background

Small Yellow Ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a blue background.

Captain Robert Lillibridge

William Verstille, 1700

Watercolor of Central Park with tall city buildings beyond the trees, pedestrians on a path, and a building edge at right.

Central Park Plaza

Fugi Nakamizo, 1933

Watercolor of a polka-dot clown with arms raised, standing on an elephant that lifts its trunk before a circus tent.

Clown Elephants

Fugi Nakamizo, 1933

Abstract geometric composition in red, teal and cream with a stringed instrument, cylinder and sphere, signed A Rexroth.

Composition

Andree Rexroth, 1933

Watercolor of red and white poppies among tall blue-green grasses, with a band of blue sea at the top edge.

The Island Garden

Childe Hassam, 1890

Watercolor of a small purple fringed orchid spike with long green leaves on a cream background.

Small Purple Fringe Orchid (Habenaria psychodes)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a silvery branch of Death Valley sage with small purple flowers on a cream background.

Death Valley Sage (Salvia funerea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat, with the name Jenkins and a script verse below.

The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece

Peter Maverick, 1813

Watercolor of two alpine plants with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers and hairy stems above green leaves.

Alpine Fernlife (Pedicularis contorta)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1907

Pencil sketch of a domed cathedral with arched windows, topped by a yellow-painted orb and cross against blue wash.

Ball of the Cathedral

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1868