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Two women in long skirts raise their arms beneath a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1927

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Painting of yellow chrysanthemums in a blue and white vase on a wooden table with draped cloth and a chair.

Still Life with Flowers

Russell Cheney, 1881

Woman in pink dress arranging yellow tulips in a blue and white vase beside a tiled wall and wooden chair.

Arranging the Tulips

Gari Melchers, 1920

Oval wreath of mixed flowers, daisies and berries painted against a pale grey background with Greek inscription below.

Wreath of Flowers

John La Farge, 1860

Two girls arranging roses and garlands on a yellow-draped table beside a vase and basket, against a dark background.

Girls and Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1855

Painting of yellow flowers in a blue and white vase on a wooden table with a dark cloth and chair.

Still Life with Flowers

Russell Cheney, 1940

Oil painting of a bouquet of pink, white and red flowers in a speckled white vase on an orange table.

Still Life of Flowers

Arshile Gorky, 1920

Painting of a dense bouquet of white, red and pink flowers on a table with a white cloth and gold drape.

Untitled (floral still life)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a blue vase of white calla lilies, anemones and delphiniums on a sill, with a hillside village view beyond.

Bouquet in Window

Paul Rohland, 1933

Painting of a young girl with auburn hair and a blue ribbon seated on a bench beside a blue cushion and a vase of pink flower

May Flowers

Louise Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a sprig of yellow alpine monkey flowers with red stems and green leaves on a cream background.

Alpine Monkey Flower (Mimulus caespitosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Loose watercolor of pink and cream roses among green leaves against a blue-green background.

Untitled (Flowers)

Bertha E. Perrie, 1910

Two girls arrange red and white roses in a vase on a yellow tablecloth beside a tipped wicker basket.

Girls and Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1850

Watercolor of a moccasin flower stem with three pink and brown pouch-shaped blooms above broad green leaves.

Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of red cardinal flowers with green leaves and grass plumes on a tan background.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of cardinal monkey flower with red tubular blossoms, green serrated leaves and buds on a cream background.

Cardinal Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a flowering plant with a spike of pea-like blossoms and long narrow leaves on tan paper.

(Untitled--Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Pastel drawing of tall wild flowers with white blossoms and green stems against a warm yellow background.

Wild Flowers

John Henry Twachtman

Pencil sketch of a woman in a draped shawl and long skirt, holding a small flower, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Girl)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of a Leather Flower clematis with nodding violet-blue bell flowers, a bud, and fine green leaves on red stems.

Leather Flower (Clematis hirsutissima)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pastel drawing of tall stems with curled pink and yellow tiger lilies on a warm ochre background with soft blue-green strokes

Tiger Lilies

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Watercolor still life of a white bowl with yellow daisy, white lily, red zinnia and broad leaves on a pink background.

Bowl of Flowers

Morton L. Schamberg, 1910

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

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium hugeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Pastel drawing of tall wildflowers with pink and white blossoms among blue and green strokes on tan paper.

Flowers

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Two women with raised arms stand under a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of a slender plant with pink five-petaled flowers and buds on thin green branching stems against cream paper.

Skeleton Flower (Lygodesmia juncea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of wilted, ruffled tulips in a green glass vase with a sketched butterfly above and weathered boards behind.

Tulips

Andrey Avinoff, 1940

Watercolor of an orchid stem with maroon-striped yellow flowers above green leaves, on cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a maroon trillium flower with three broad green leaves on a tall pale green stem.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium H.)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937