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 4), 1905")
.jpg "Satztische (set of 4), 1905")
.jpg "A dressing table model no.1134 and chair..., 1910")
Josef Hoffmann
A dressing table model no.1134 and chair..., 1910
Sale Date: October 27, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "A Buenos Aires suite, model no.675 (set of 3), 1909")
Josef Hoffmann
A Buenos Aires suite, model no.675 (set of 3), 1909
Sale Date: October 27, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Ameublement, modèle 423 Kohn (set of 6), 1910")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Ameublement, modèle 423 Kohn (set of 6), 1910
Sale Date: November 15, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Candlesticks (pair), 1915")
.jpg "Sitzgruppe Café Fledermaus (set of 4)")
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