Kruhsea streptopoides, Botanical Watercolor Study

A watercolor botanical study of a slender plant with pale green lance-shaped leaves on thin stems, small dark buds near the leaf joints, and fine pale roots at the base. The plant floats on a cream paper ground with a handwritten note in the lower left corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1913

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2154 × 3000 px

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