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 "Satztische (set of 3), 1905")
.jpg "Side chairs (model 322), 1904–1905")
.jpg "Salon suite (set of 4)")
.jpg "Candlesticks (pair), 1910")
.jpg "Furniture (set of 4), 1900–1925")
.jpg "Fauteuils (pair), 1900–1910")
.jpg "Fledermausgruppe (set of 4), 1907")
.jpg "Salon compose d'un canapé, deux fauteuils et , 1910")
Josef Hoffmann
Salon compose d'un canapé, deux fauteuils et , 1910
Sale Date: March 11, 2012
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.jpg "Salotto (set of 6), 1906")
.jpg "Salon comprenant un canapé, deux fauteuils et...")
Josef Hoffmann
Salon comprenant un canapé, deux fauteuils et...
Sale Date: March 14, 2012
Auction Closed
.jpg "Settee and armchairs (set of 3), 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Settee and armchairs (set of 3), 1905
Sale Date: March 7, 2012
Auction Closed
.jpg "Armchairs and table (set of 3), 1905")
Josef Hoffmann
Salon composé d'un canapé deux places, d'une...
Sale Date: March 7, 2012
Auction Closed
.jpg "Chairs, model no. 330 (set of 6), 1901")
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