Scarlet Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia)

A flowering stem of scarlet globe mallow rises diagonally across a pale cream ground, with orange-red five-petaled blossoms, buds and gray-green lobed leaves. The watercolor renders each bloom with fine detail, and a faint signature and date appear in the lower left corner.

Artist

Mary Vaux Walcott

Date

1927

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2095 × 3000 px

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