New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Smithsonian American Art Museum

3,078 works

Featured

Filters

Color

Shape

Century

Clear all

Watercolor of a Pineland Blueberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves against a cream background.

Pineland Blueberry (Vaccinium tenellum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with curly hair, white ruffled collar, brown dress and folding fan, against a tan backgro

Comfort Cory Borden, Mother of Thomas Wix Borden

Comfort Cory Borden, 1810

Watercolor of a white heather plant with pale urn-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on a grey wash background.

White Heather (Phyllodoce grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of red star-shaped flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Gilia arizonica

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain goldenrod plant with two stems of yellow flowers above green basal leaves on cream paper.

Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago oreophila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a slender stem with small pale blue Veronica flowers at the top and paired green leaves.

Veronica serpyllifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a whitewashed building with brown roof, autumn poplar trees, and a rocky foreground beside a stone arch.

Between Lausanne and Vevey, Above the Highway

Templeton Strong, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a honeysuckle branch with orange flower clusters, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Douglas Honeysuckle (Lonicera glaucescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a star solomonplume plant with narrow green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers on pale stems.

Star Solomonplume (Vagnera stellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

John Borden, Father of Thomas Wix Borden

John Borden, 1810

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

Dogbane (Apocyum androsaemfolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Italian Peasant Woman

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor of purple wisteria flower clusters hanging from a branch with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

American Wisteria (Kraunhia frutescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a woman swinging from a tree branch while another woman sits watching below, with grass and tipis in the distan

Indian Girls Swinging

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Watercolor of a rattlesnake plantain with a tall stalk of small white flowers and dark green veined leaves at its base.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Peranium decipiens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a grape hyacinth with two blue flower spikes and long grey-green leaves rising from a pale bulb.

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, blue dress, lace collar and red drapery in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William Crick (Juliette Knight)

Mrs. William Crick, 1830

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor bouquet of wildflowers including black-eyed Susans, pink blossoms, and purple asters on a pale background.

Group of Flowers

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a white southern magnolia bud on a brown stem, framed by large green leaves with visible veins.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of strawberry-blite plant with red berry clusters, pink clusters and green toothed leaves on cream paper.

Strawberry-Blite (Chenopodium capitatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a purple monkey-flower with magenta blooms, yellow throats, green leaves and roots on cream paper.

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of white Calochortus elegans flowers with yellow markings, buds, a seed pod, and long green leaves on a cream back

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a wake-robin trillium with three green leaves and a dark maroon bud on a long stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of a pentstemon plant with blue tubular flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon procerus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a costumed archer in a red velvet cape and feathered cap holding a crossbow on a wooded path.

Archer

Casimiro Tomba, 1910

Watercolor of a Canada lily stem with nodding yellow flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black jacket, white collar and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, 1840

Watercolor of a Jack-in-the-pulpit plant with broad leaves and a striped maroon and green spathe.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, dark dress and lace collar, in an ornate gold frame.

Dolores Fonseca

Dolores Fonseca, 1840

Watercolor of a standing woman in Persian costume with a pink headdress, striped jacket and yellow skirt.

Persian Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of yellow buttercup flowers on green stems with lobed leaves, rising from a small patch of soil.

Avalanche Buttercup (Ranunculus suksdorfii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Benjamin Turo of Bermuda

Eliab Metcalf, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Dr. Elisha Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of green pitcher plants with tubular leaves, a yellow flower, and purple-tipped leaves on a white background.

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia orephila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pale yellow pea-like blossoms and pinnate green leaves on cream paper.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two maroon red trillium flowers with yellow stamens and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red maple branch with clusters of red and yellow spring flowers and red buds on brown twigs.

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two pale lady's slipper orchid flowers on tall stems above broad striped green leaves.

Pale Lady's Slipper (Cypridedium acaule)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two Aleutian fleabane stems with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers and green basal leaves on cream paper

Aleutian Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a white Washington Lily stem with several open blossoms, yellow stamens, and green leaves on a pale background.

Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a bloodroot plant with three white flowers, green lobed leaves, and a red rhizome with roots.

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of a nude woman rising among flowers beside a cloaked man under a rainbow, with trees and sea at left.

The Birth of Fand

Da Loria Norman, 1930

Watercolor of a slender brown stem with a cluster of small drooping yellow-green flowers on a cream background.

Corathorhiza corallorhiza

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of an alpine pointvetch sprig with purple flowers and green feathery leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Pointvetch (Oxytropis podocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of three buff pussytoes plants with yellow flower heads, gray-green leaves and visible roots on cream paper.

Buff Pussytoes (Antennaria luzuloides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a branching sprig of pale lavender aster flowers with yellow centers and green buds on a cream background.

Pineland Aster (Aster squarrosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two yellow gaillardia flowers with red centers, a bud, and green leaves on reddish stems.

Perennial Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a mountain cranberry sprig with red berries, green leaves, brown dried leaves and roots on cream paper.

Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium vitisdaea minus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of pink rhododendron blossoms and green leaves on a reddish stem against a pale background.

California Rose-Bay (Rhododendron californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of an older woman in a white ruffled bonnet and dark dress against a brown background, in a gilt fram

Mrs. Ebenezer Williams

Mrs. Ebenezer Williams, 1820

Watercolor of a seated child in a striped top with bold blue, yellow, and green color blocks behind.

Child

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of two swamp aster stems with lavender petals, yellow centers, and slender green leaves on a cream background.

Swamp Aster (Aster paludosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a pale blue bonnet, white fichu and dark lace-trimmed shawl, against a brown background

Mrs. Tredwell

John Trumbull, 1800

Watercolor of skunk cabbage with dark purple hooded spathes, green leaves and exposed roots, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Skunk Cabbage (Spathyema foetida)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a blue lupine stem with a spike of violet-blue flowers and palmate green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Lupine (Lupinus argenteus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a branch with drooping brown and yellow catkins and small reddish buds against a pale background.

Hazel Alder (Alnus regosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, framed by a border of pearls.

Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials A.S.N.

Jean Francois De Vallee, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in spectacles, black coat and high white collar against a lavender background.

Gentleman of the Frothingham Family

Moses B. Russell, 1830

Watercolor of a violet plant with purple flowers on slender stems above rounded green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Violet (Viola papilionacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Virginia stewartia branch with white open flowers, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Virginia Stewartia (Stewartia malachodendron)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a small clump of pygmy plants with slender stems, tiny white flowers and reddish-green leaves on dark soil.

Pygmy Androsace (Androsace subumbellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a purple coat and white cravat, in a metal frame.

Le Duc de Liancourt

Charles Willson Peale, 1790