Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus erianthus), Botanical Watercolor

A small sprig of owl's clover rises from the center of a pale cream sheet, its yellow and purple-tinged bracts clustered at the tips of slender green stems. Fine watercolor washes render each flower and narrow leaf against the blank paper, with a faint inscription in the lower left corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1935

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2101 × 3000 px

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