Lyall Larch (Larix lyallii) Botanical Watercolor

A watercolor on cream paper shows a branch of larch with soft green needles clustered along its stems and a deep reddish-purple cone at the lower left. The botanical study is painted in fine detail against a plain pale background, with small pale buds visible along the twigs.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1913

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1928 × 2776 px

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