Phlox stansburyi, watercolor botanical study

A watercolor study of a flowering plant with clusters of pink-magenta five-petaled blossoms on slender branching stems with narrow green leaves. The loose, delicate brushwork sits centered on a pale cream sheet, with a handwritten inscription in the lower left corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1938

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2096 × 3000 px

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