Red-Helmet (Pedicularis bracteosa) Watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott

A botanical watercolor of two tall flowering stems of red-helmet, with dense spikes of purple-maroon hooded blossoms rising above feathery, deeply cut green leaves. The plants are painted against a pale cream background, with the signature and date inscribed in the lower right corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1924

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1958 × 2798 px

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