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Watercolor of a blue columbine stem with white and lavender-blue flowers, yellow centers, and green leaves on a tan background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)

A watercolor on tan paper showing a flowering stem of blue columbine with several nodding blossoms. Each flower has pale white petals tipped in lavender-blue, long spurs, and yellow stamens, set among green lobed leaves and unopened buds. An inscription in the lower right corner reads in cursive script.

Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott
Date
1922
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1558 × 2496 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1922).
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

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