Mary Vaux Walcott

1,168 works by Mary Vaux Walcott (American, 1860–1940) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940) was a Philadelphia Quaker who taught herself watercolour and spent forty summers in the Canadian Rockies, where she also measured glaciers and climbed peaks few women of her generation attempted. She painted wildflowers in the field, working quickly to catch a bloom before it faded, and built the most complete visual record of North American flora of her time. In 1925 the Smithsonian published her North American Wild Flowers in five volumes with four hundred plates, an undertaking that earned her the nickname the Audubon of botany. She married Charles Doolittle Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian, in 1914 and continued fieldwork into her seventies. This archive holds high-resolution scans of her botanical watercolours, free to preview and available as originals for printing.

At a glance

Most of Mary Vaux Walcott's work on the site falls under Flowers (1,159), Drawings (5), Landscape (4).

By movement, it's catalogued as Academic (1,159), Impressionism (6), Realism (3).

Culture: American (1,168).

By orientation: 24 landscape, 1,133 portrait, 11 square.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1868 to 1940.

Prints of these artworks

Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many Mary Vaux Walcott artworks does Archive Lane have?

1,168 public-domain artworks by Mary Vaux Walcott are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.

What nationality was Mary Vaux Walcott?

Mary Vaux Walcott is catalogued as American (born 1860, died 1940).

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I narrow these results further?

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