Pansy Violet (Viola pedata), Watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott

A cluster of white violet blossoms with yellow-brown centers rises above deeply lobed green leaves on a pale paper ground, with a shaded mound of soil beneath. Loose, delicate watercolor strokes show the slender stems and five-petaled flowers, and a handwritten note in the lower right reads Washington, 5.29.1919.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1919

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2111 × 3000 px

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