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 "Ensemble composé d'une petite table et de..., 1916")
Josef Hoffmann
Ensemble composé d'une petite table et de..., 1916
Sale Date: November 16, 2012
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.jpg "Studienskizze zu Möbelentwürfen (study)")
.jpg "Bank und zwei Armlehnstühle (set of 3), 1905")
Style of Josef Hoffmann
Bank und zwei Armlehnstühle (set of 3), 1905
Sale Date: November 6, 2012
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.jpg "Flakong och fat, delar ur toilettegarnityr..., 1910")
Josef Hoffmann
Flakong och fat, delar ur toilettegarnityr..., 1910
Sale Date: October 26, 2012
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.jpg "Alleegasse fåtöljer (pair), 1912")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Sale Date: October 23, 2012
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.jpg "Chairs (set of 5), 1905")
.jpg "Sofa und Sessel (2 works)")
.jpg "Coiffeuse et sa chaise (set of 2)")
.jpg "Paire de banquettes (pair)")
.jpg "'cabaret fledermaus' armchairs (set of 6), 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
'cabaret fledermaus' armchairs (set of 6), 1907
Sale Date: October 3, 2012
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.jpg "Deckeldose (painted by G.Th. Kempf, Edler von...")
Josef Hoffmann
Deckeldose (painted by G.Th. Kempf, Edler von...
Sale Date: October 13, 2012
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Josef Hoffmann and Vally Wieselthier
Sale Date: October 13, 2012
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