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 "Quadratischer Tisch (Model 322/T)")
.jpg "Armstühle (pair), 1900")
.jpg "Ameublement de salon (set of 3), 1905")
.jpg "Chairs (pair), 1905")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Glasluster in Palmenform, 1900
Sale Date: October 27, 2010
Auction Closed
.jpg "Alleegasse sofa och 1 par fåtöljer (set of 3), 1912")
Josef Hoffmann
Alleegasse sofa och 1 par fåtöljer (set of 3), 1912
Sale Date: October 26, 2010
Auction Closed
.jpg "Likörgläser (set of 4), 1926")
.jpg "Deckeldose (decoration by Reni Schaschl), 1915–1920")
Josef Hoffmann
Deckeldose (decoration by Reni Schaschl), 1915–1920
Sale Date: October 16, 2010
Auction Closed
.jpg "Bottle stop (+ another: 2 pieces), 1905–1918")
Josef Hoffmann
Bottle stop (+ another: 2 pieces), 1905–1918
Sale Date: October 12, 2010
Auction Closed
Josef Hoffmann
Chair from the Spitzer house, Vienna, 1901
Sale Date: October 12, 2010
Auction Closed
.jpg "Chair (model 728), 1907")
.jpg "Occasional table (model 428), 1911")
.jpg "Chairs (+ Table; set of 3)")
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