Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum) watercolor, 1918

A watercolor botanical study of a goldenclub plant against a pale cream ground. A bright yellow flower spike rises above a pale white sheath and reddish stem, flanked by broad, glossy green leaves, with a signature in the lower left corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1918

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1944 × 2788 px

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