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Watercolor of a rose branch with bright red hips and serrated green leaves on a pale background

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

A watercolor botanical study of a flowering rose branch with serrated green leaves and clusters of bright red rose hips, some still bearing dried sepals. Thin reddish stems and small thorns extend diagonally across a pale cream background, with the artist's signature and date in the lower left corner.

Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott
Date
1923
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2107 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1923).
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: Rosa de Bourgeau (Rosa bourgeauiana), acuarela de Mary Vaux Walcott

Estudio botánico en acuarela de una rama de rosal con hojas verdes dentadas y racimos de escaramujos rojos brillantes, algunos todavía con sépalos secos. Tallos delgados rojizos y pequeñas espinas cruzan diagonalmente un fondo crema claro, con la firma y la fecha del artista en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Rosa de Bourgeau (Rosa bourgeauiana), aquarela de Mary Vaux Walcott

Estudo botânico em aquarela de um ramo de roseira com folhas verdes serrilhadas e cachos de frutos vermelhos brilhantes, alguns ainda com sépalas secas. Caules finos avermelhados e pequenos espinhos atravessam diagonalmente um fundo creme claro, com a assinatura e a data do artista no canto inferior esquerdo.