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 "Tortenheber und sechs Kuchengabeln (set of 7), 1902")
Josef Hoffmann
Tortenheber und sechs Kuchengabeln (set of 7), 1902
Sale Date: May 6, 2014
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.jpg "Paar Armlehnstühle (pair), 1914")
.jpg "Tea service, model no. S se 3 (set of 4), 1918")
Josef Hoffmann
Tea service, model no. S se 3 (set of 4), 1918
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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Josef Hoffmann
Armchair, designed for the Billiard room of..., 1904
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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Josef Hoffmann
Side chair, model no. 371, designed for the..., 1908
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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Josef Hoffmann
Aufsatz centrepiece, model no. M sh 17, 1925–1931
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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.jpg "Nesting tables, model no. 988 (set of 4 works), 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Nesting tables, model no. 988 (set of 4 works), 1905
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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.jpg "Solifleur vases (pair), 1920")
.jpg "Vienna Secession armchairs, fittings and..., 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Vienna Secession armchairs, fittings and..., 1905
Sale Date: March 24, 2014
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