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Watts, May Theilgaard

Tree Portraits: Red Maple


Identifier
3.31791
Format
ink and airbrushed watercolor on tan Bainbridge board #80
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
27.7 cm W x 35.5 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 sheet
Type
Painting
Date created
1940 – 1950
Description
Color silhouette of a Red Maple tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf, drawings of a twig with buds, seeds, and descriptive text.

Header: RED MAPLE

Drawings and text, from top to bottom, left to right:
  • leaf
  • tree
  • twig with buds: opposite-branching
  • seeds: ripe in May-June; found in lowlands but also on uplands
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English