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
(model-675/c-and-f).jpg "Buenos Aires suite (set of 3)(model 675/C..., 1909")
Josef Hoffmann
Buenos Aires suite (set of 3)(model 675/C..., 1909
Sale Date: March 10, 2011
Auction Closed
.jpg "Settee and pair of armchairs (set of 3), 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Settee and pair of armchairs (set of 3), 1905
Sale Date: March 10, 2011
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.jpg "Kriegsgläser (set of 2)")
.jpg "Garnitur (set of 11), 1925")
.jpg "Chairs & stool (set of 5), 1929")
.jpg "Gitterwerk basket (model no. S509), 1905")
.jpg "Armchairs (model no. 322/F), 1906")
-(for-the-cabaret-fiedermaus).jpg "Covered platter (model no. M830) (for the..., 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
Covered platter (model no. M830) (for the..., 1907
Sale Date: March 3, 2011
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-(pair).jpg "Vases (model no. M1000) (pair)")
.jpg "Coffee service (set of 4), 1922")
.jpg "Lamps (2 works), 1925")
.jpg "Dinner bell (model no. S2990), 1913")
-(for-the-kunstschau-wien).jpg "Side chair (model no. 371) (for the..., 1908")
-(for-the-kunstschau-wien).jpg "Side chair (model no. 371) (for the..., 1908")
.jpg "Lidded box (model no. M555), 1904")
-(pair).jpg "Wall lights (for the Moldauer residence,..., 1916")
Josef Hoffmann
Wall lights (for the Moldauer residence,..., 1916
Sale Date: March 3, 2011
Auction Closed
.jpg "Mirrors (pair), 1925")
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