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 "Zigarettenetui mit rauchendem Herrn vor..., 1917")
Josef Hoffmann
Zigarettenetui mit rauchendem Herrn vor..., 1917
Sale Date: May 28, 2008
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.jpg "Fischvorlegegabel und Vorlegemesser (set..., 1909")
Josef Hoffmann
Fischvorlegegabel und Vorlegemesser (set..., 1909
Sale Date: May 28, 2008
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.jpg "Manschettenknöpfe (pair), 1906")
.jpg "Hocker (pair), 1907")
.jpg "Satztische (set of 4), 1905")
Josef Hoffmann
Lorbeerwald bei San Mateo in Kalifornien, 1894
Sale Date: May 30, 2008
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.jpg "Group of two armchairs and a table (3 works, , 1903")
Josef Hoffmann
Group of two armchairs and a table (3 works, , 1903
Sale Date: May 29, 2008
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.jpg "Elbow chairs (set of 3)")
.jpg "Maison de campagne Primavesi (4 works), 1921")
Josef Hoffmann
Maison de campagne Primavesi (4 works), 1921
Sale Date: April 16, 2008
Auction Closed
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