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

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Alpine Vetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

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

Viola palustris

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Flowers from the Mesa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Ragwort (Senecio burkei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Gouache painting of a blond child in a striped shirt seated in a patterned armchair beside a fireplace, with bold colors.

Gouache

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of a sunlit stone locksmith's shop with an arched window, iron grille, flowering plants and a wrought iron lantern

Locksmith's Shop

Aston Webb, 1920

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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

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

Pentstemon ambiguus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

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

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Pedicularis bracteosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Purple Mountain Violet (Viola adunca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Untitled (Unfinished Sketch)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Musk-Flower (Mimulus moschatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschcensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Portrait of George Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820