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Watercolor botanical study of purple penstemon flowers and buds on green stems with pointed leaves against a pale background.

Penstemon (Penstimon fruiticosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of blue columbine flowers with white and lavender petals, yellow stamens, green leaves and buds on a tan backgroun

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a slender plant with pointed green leaves, small dark buds and thin roots on a cream background.

Kruhsea (Kruhsea streptopoides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor landscape with swirling purple clouds, blue sky patches, and autumn-toned trees on a green hillside.

Watercolor no. 31, Landscape with Clouds

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor of a yaupon holly branch with red berries and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a buckbean plant with a cluster of pink and white flowers on a tall stem, green leaves, and brown roots.

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a limber pine branch with green needles, young cones with red tips, and a large green cone.

Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red adobe church with twin bell towers, crosses, and figures in colorful shawls gathered in the foreground.

Church, Rancho de Taos

Selden Connor Gile, 1930

Watercolor study of a sprig of pale cream violet flowers with blue centers and green leaves on a plain background.

Cream Violet (Viola striata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and several hanging reddish-green cones on a pale background.

Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of red-orange lilies with spotted petals and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Lily (Lilium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of purple wild hyacinth flowers on slender stems with long green leaves, one curling at lower left.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a single woolly fleabane plant with a pink hairy bud, green lobed leaves and brown root on cream paper.

Woolly Fleabane (Erigeron lanatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of sweetvetch with clusters of white pea-like flowers and green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

Sweetvetch (Hedysarum mackenzii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white pansy violet flowers with orange centers and deeply lobed green leaves on a pale background.

Pansy Violet (Viola pedata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with white blossoms, pink flower heads, green leaves and reddish stems on pal

Untitled (Tripterocalyx pedunculatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a yellow orchid with pink-marked lips, green strap leaves, buds and roots on a cream background.

Tampa Epidendrum (Epidendrum tampense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of pale blue field violet flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Field Violet (Viola rafinesquii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a crabapple branch with pink buds, open pale blossoms, green leaves and thorny twigs on cream paper.

Wild Sweet Crab (Malus coronaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering orchid-like plant with brown and yellow blooms and long green leaves on pale ground

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a self-heal plant with purple flower clusters and green oval leaves on a cream background.

Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of three yellow daisy-like flowers on slender stems above green leaves and pink roots, on cream paper.

Golden Fleabane (Erigeron aureus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of Mammoth Hot Springs with blue thermal pools, white travertine terraces, steam, and a purple mountain under a pa

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1870

Watercolor of a California lilac branch with dense blue flower clusters and green leaves on a white background.

California Lilac (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of several stems of red paintbrush flowers with narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two false dandelion plants with pink flower heads and green, red-edged basal leaves on a pale background.

False Dandelion (Agoseris carnea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a prairie smoke plant with feathery seed heads, red nodding flowers and divided green leaves on white paper.

Prairie-Smoke (Sieversia ciliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Northern Lady's Slipper orchid with four pale pouch-shaped flowers on green stems and striped leaves.

Northern Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium passerinum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a trailing arbutus branch with clusters of pink flowers and green and brown leaves on a pale background.

Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of rayless groundsel with orange flower heads, serrated leaves and root, on a cream background.

Rayless Groundsel (Senecio pauciflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Lady with a Fan

Rhoda Holmes Nicholls

Watercolor of a trailing creeping plant with green leaves and white berries over a brown wash of ground.

Chiogenes hispidula

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a rabbitbean branch with green pinnate leaves and red and yellow pea-shaped flowers on a pale background.

Rabbitbean (Cracca virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of yellow marsh marigold flowers, buds and round green leaves on pale stems against a cream background.

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Grayscale drawing of a young child's head with curly hair and a checked collar, shown against cream paper.

Untitled (Head of a Child)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

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

Crepis Elegans

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Gentian (Gentiana affinis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Pink Fleabane (Erigeron jucundus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Burgess Milkvetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

False Dandelion (Agoseris aurantiaca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Western Yarrow (Achillea lanulosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of red sandstone spires rising above green trees and a dry streambed in a canyon landscape.

The Patriarchs, Zion National Park

Gunnar Widforss, 1920

Portrait of Sarah Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

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

American Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Yellow Dryad (Dryas drummondii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Bearberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Bog-Asphodel (Tofieldia intermedia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Mountain Juniper (Juniperus sibirica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Silene multicaulis

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Northern Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval portrait miniature of a woman in a white bonnet, lace collar and blue ribbon, in a metal pendant frame.

Mrs. William Boswell Lamb (Margaret Stuart Kerr)

Margaret Lamb, 1790

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

Wake-Robin (Trillium grandiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Buff Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Closed Gentian (Gentiana andrewskii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

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

Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Jicarilla (Clematis pseudoalpina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Grouseberry (Viburnum americanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Milkweed (Ascelpias)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

American Vetch (Vicia americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Untitled--Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature of a young man with white powdered hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John Jauncey Ketchum

Walter Robertson, 1790

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

Untitled (Jack in the Pulpit)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Painting of a young tree with yellow blossoms between red and purple walls, green ground and pale blue sky above.

Young Tree in Red Courtyard

Oscar Bluemner, 1910

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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, black dress, layered necklace and drop earrings, in a metal frame.

Adeline Morgan Thompson

Adeline Morgan Thompson, 1840

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

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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 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

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 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

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