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Watercolor painting of a western hemlock sprig with green needles and small dark purple cones on a cream background.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

A watercolor botanical study of a western hemlock sprig, with soft green flat needles along slender branches and several small dark purple cones. The sprig curves diagonally across pale cream paper, with a faint handwritten label in the lower left corner.

Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott
Date
1924
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1902 × 2758 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1924).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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