Balsamroot From North American Wildflowers (1925) By Mary Vaux Walcott by Mary Vaux Walcott Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm gestural curl of steam at

gestural curl of steam at the top

and the careful observation of how willow actually grows

allowing shapes to overlap and blur in a way that feels genuinely nostalgic

angular distortion of form

The design draws from Art Nouveau's organic sensibility while pushing toward the flatter

Balsamroot From North American Wildflowers (1925) By Mary Vaux Walcott by Mary Vaux Walcott Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm gestural curl of steam atFrom the landmark 1925 Smithsonian publication North American Wild Flowers, this watercolour of Balsamroot by Mary Vaux Walcott exemplifies her rare gift for combining scientific exactness with artistic grace. Every petal, leaf vein, and stem is rendered with the steady hand of a naturalist who truly loved what she painted the result sits somewhere between field study and fine art. Printed as an archival fine art print in our Berlin studio, Walcott's