Devilsclub (Echinopanax horridum) watercolor study

A watercolor botanical study shows a spiny stem bearing large palmate green leaves and a cluster of red berries at upper left, with small green buds beside them. The thorny stalk rises from the bottom edge against a pale, unshaded background, with a faint inscription at the lower left.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1917

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2076 × 3000 px

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