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Watercolor of wild hyacinth stems with clusters of purple flowers and curling green leaves on a pale cream background.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

A watercolor on paper of slender green stems and curling leaves bearing clusters of violet-purple, funnel-shaped flowers, arranged loosely against a pale cream background. The botanical study shows several umbels at different heights, with the signature in the lower left corner.

Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott
Date
1927
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2071 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1927).
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

Español: Jacinto silvestre (Brodiaea pulchella), acuarela de 1927

Acuarela sobre papel con tallos verdes delgados y hojas curvadas que sostienen racimos de flores moradas en forma de embudo, dispuestas con holgura sobre un fondo crema claro. El estudio botánico muestra varias umbelas a distintas alturas, con la firma en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Jacinto-silvestre (Brodiaea pulchella), aquarela de 1927

Aquarela sobre papel com hastes verdes e finas e folhas curvadas que sustentam aglomerados de flores roxas em formato de funil, dispostas de forma solta sobre um fundo creme claro. O estudo botânico mostra várias umbelas em alturas diferentes, com a assinatura no canto inferior esquerdo.