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 "Fledermaus-Sitzgruppe (set of 4), 1906–1907")
Josef Hoffmann
Fledermaus-Sitzgruppe (set of 4), 1906–1907
Sale Date: October 20, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Schalen (2 works), 1920–1925")
.jpg "Mocca coffee service (set of 17)")
Oswald Haerdtl and Josef Hoffmann
Sale Date: October 2, 2009
Auction Closed
Josef Hoffmann
Petit vase moderniste de section carrée, 1930
Sale Date: October 2, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Bowl (made by Alexander Sturm), 1925")
.jpg "Brooch (+ cigarette case; 2 pieces), 1922")
Josef Hoffmann
Brooch (+ cigarette case; 2 pieces), 1922
Sale Date: September 30, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Brooch (executed by Josef Berger), 1905")
.jpg "Cylindrical boxes (pair), 1910")
.jpg "Asparagus tongs (executed by Johann Fessner), 1907")
Josef Hoffmann
Asparagus tongs (executed by Johann Fessner), 1907
Sale Date: September 30, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Stemmed bowls (Irgr; 2 pieces), 1930")
.jpg "Paire de chaises (for J. & J. Köhn)")
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