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Stylized green, yellow and red serpent with horned head and clawed feet on cream background, painted with geometric patterns.

Avanyu

A stylized horned serpent curves across a cream ground, its body banded in mint green, yellow, and red with black and white geometric motifs. Black clawed feet grip the lower edge, and a small signature appears at lower right. The flat, outlined forms and patterned surfaces suggest a watercolor, ink, and pencil drawing.

Artist
Julian Martinez
Date
ca. 1923
Medium
watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2841 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1928).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Avanyu, pintura de la serpiente de agua de Julian Martinez

Una serpiente estilizada con cuernos se curva sobre un fondo crema, con el cuerpo decorado en verde menta, amarillo y rojo, y motivos geométricos en negro y blanco. Garras negras sujetan el borde inferior y una firma aparece en la esquina inferior derecha. Las formas planas con contorno y las superficies estampadas sugieren acuarela, tinta y lápiz sobre papel.

Português: Avanyu, pintura da serpente d'água de Julian Martinez

Uma serpente estilizada com chifres se curva sobre um fundo creme, com o corpo listrado em verde-menta, amarelo e vermelho e motivos geométricos em preto e branco. Garras pretas seguram a borda inferior, e uma assinatura aparece no canto inferior direito. As formas planas com contorno e as superfícies padronizadas sugerem aquarela, tinta e lápis sobre papel.