Sergius Hruby, Austrian, 1869 to 1943, watercolor heightened with gold painting on paper depicting a design for an Art Nouveau poster, 1904. Signed lower right. Additionally inscribed and dated on the backside. Sergius Hruby was an Austrian artist, started out as an academic artist, mastered Art Nouveau around 1899, touched briefly on Japaneseism, and was infected with Symbolism around 1910, when all other artists in Europe had already moved on to the next style. In fact, he remained committed to Symbolism for the rest of his life. He is known for his Art Nouveau artworks. One of a kind artwork.