Josef Hoffmann
(Austrian, 1870–1956)
Biography
Josef Hoffmann was an Austrian architect and industrial designer. Adhering strictly to equilateral geometry, Hoffmann's designs include all manner of consumer goods, spanning items such as dinnerware, tapestries, furniture, and lighting fixtures. A prolific and multidisciplinary visionary, he also designed multiple landmark buildings, including the Sanatorium Purkersdorf in Vienna. Born on December 15, 1870 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hoffmann graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1895. While a student, he studied under renowned Austrian architect Otto Wagner, and subsequently joined the Vienna Succession in 1897 along with other leading artists like Joseph Maria Olbrich and Gustav Klimt. Hoffmann's extensive pantheon of designs is considered quintessentially representative of 20th-century architecture, and his contributions have been critically lauded for generations since his death in Vienna, Austria on May 7, 1956.
Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction
Important Set of Three Light Fixtures, from the Dr. Hermann Wittgenstein Commission, Vienna, 1906
Sold price: 774,000 USD
Josef Hoffmann Artworks
.jpg "Buttons (pair), 1903")
Josef Hoffmann
Raro divanetto a due posti modello 330/c, 1901
Sale Date: May 27, 2014
Auction Closed
.jpg "Satztische (set of 4)")
-(model-728).jpg "Fledermaus chairs and settee (3) (model 728), 1916")
Josef Hoffmann
Fledermaus chairs and settee (3) (model 728), 1916
Sale Date: May 18, 2014
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.jpg "Settee and armchairs (3), 1915")
.jpg "Zwei Entwurfszeichnungen für eine Deckelvase , 1933")
Josef Hoffmann
Zwei Entwurfszeichnungen für eine Deckelvase , 1933
Sale Date: May 20, 2014
Auction Closed
.jpg "1 Paar kleine Fußgläser (pair), 1915")
Josef Hoffmann and Fritzi Löw
1 Paar kleine Fußgläser (pair), 1915
Sale Date: May 20, 2014
Auction Closed
.jpg "1 Paar Flaschenuntersetzer (pair), 1908")
.jpg "Zuckerdose und 2 Sahnekännchen (set of 3), 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
Zuckerdose und 2 Sahnekännchen (set of 3), 1907
Sale Date: May 20, 2014
Auction Closed
.jpg "Paire de chaises (pair)")
.jpg "A pair of Fledermaus side chairs and an..., 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
A pair of Fledermaus side chairs and an..., 1907
Sale Date: May 18, 2014
Auction Closed
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