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 "Mokkaservice (set of 16), 1925")
.jpg "Pokal (decoration by Vally Wieselthier)")
.jpg "Ljusstakar (pair), 1903")
.jpg "Alleegasse fåtöljer (pair), 1912")
.jpg "Blumenständer (model 1016), 1910")
-(model-988).jpg "Satztische (in 4 parts) (model 988), 1910")
.jpg "Armlehnstuhl (model 421F), 1906")
.jpg "Tisch (model 1263), 1908")
.jpg "Sessel Buenos Aires (model 675), 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Sessel Buenos Aires (model 675), 1905
Sale Date: April 14, 2011
Auction Closed
.jpg "Schreibtisch (model 500/6), 1901")
-(+-occasional-table;-3-works).jpg "Fledermaus chairs (pair) (+ Occasional..., 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
Fledermaus chairs (pair) (+ Occasional..., 1907
Sale Date: April 12, 2011
Auction Closed
.jpg "Fauteuils (pair)")
-(pair).jpg "Armchairs (for the Purkersdorf sanatorium)..., 1903")
Josef Hoffmann
Armchairs (for the Purkersdorf sanatorium)..., 1903
Sale Date: March 23, 2011
Auction Closed
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