This pink hybrid lily is generally called Lilium rubrum, but (according to Hortus Third) it should probably be called something else. The lily breeders have created thousands of new hybrids. After I bought this stem of blossoms at the Napa Valley Farmers Market in St. Helena, I waited a few days for a couple of them to pop open, and then I set about making my drawing. I usually sit at arm’s length from my subjects. In this case, however, the musky odor was so strong that I could hardly bear to be that close! I decided to wait a couple of days to see if the aroma would subside a little. It did, and I was finally able to make the drawing. —Henry Evans
117 copies were printed and sell for $300 each.