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 "4 Satztische Nr. 986 (set of 4), 1906")
.jpg "4 Satztische Nr. 986 (set of 4), 1906")
.jpg "Vier Stühle (4 works), 1916")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Sale Date: November 26, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Prague Armchairs (set of 16 works), 1965")
Josef Hoffmann
Centerpiece, for the Wiener Werkstatte, 1925–1931
Sale Date: November 18, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Villa Gallia Armchairs (pair), 1913")
.jpg "Alleegass Armchairs (pair), 1912")
Josef Hoffmann
Una Sitzmachine Morris Armchair modello 669, 1905
Sale Date: October 31, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Benches (pair), 1900–1909")
.jpg "Nesting tables (set of 4), 1900–1909")
.jpg "Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906")
Josef Hoffmann
Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906
Sale Date: October 27, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906")
Josef Hoffmann
Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906
Sale Date: October 27, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Five utensils in the Rundes Modell pattern..., 1906")
Josef Hoffmann
Five utensils in the Rundes Modell pattern..., 1906
Sale Date: October 27, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906")
Josef Hoffmann
Six-piece flatware set in the Rundes Modell..., 1906
Sale Date: October 27, 2013
Auction Closed
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