Design sketches at least partially colored in by Austrian creative genius Koloman Moser (1868-1918). Some turned into something . . . .others left resting in the back of the drawer for me to show to you . . .

Textile design  4418. `1902.
Design 4418. 1902. Made for the textile manufacturer Joh. Backhausen & Söhne. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koloman_Moser_%E2%80%93_Dessin_4418.svg.
Post card design made for  Ver Sacrum. 1898.
Post card design made for Ver Sacrum. 1898. Source zeller.de. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koloman_Moser_Postkarte_Ver_Sacrum_1898.jpg.
"Lindenbüten." 1898.
“Lindenbüten.” 1898. Design for upholstery fabric.. Made for Backhausen to be used in the Hotel Bristol in Bolzano. Pencil and watercolor on paper. Archives of Fa. Backhausen Interior Textiles. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kolo_Moser_-_Lindebl%C3%BCten_-_1898.jpeg.
Poster sketch. ca. 1904.
Poster sketch. ca 1904. Done for the Wiener Werkstätte. Pencil and gouache on paper. Collection of the Leopold Museum, Vienna. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kolo_Moser_-_Plakatentwurf_-_ca1904.jpeg
Design for a 50 kronen bank note. 1902.
Design for a 50 kronen bank note. 1902. Watercolor on paper. Collection of the Österreichische Nationalbank, Geldmuseum. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kolo_Moser_-_50_Kronen-Banknote_-_1902.jpeg.

All artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years.

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