Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott

A watercolor botanical study shows a single slender plant with a cluster of small pink-tinged white flowers atop a tall, pale green stem. Several narrow green leaves rise from the base, which is shown with brownish roots against a cream paper ground.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

ca. 1900-1920

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2060 × 3000 px

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