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
Josef Hoffmann
Paar Rosenmarken- Türen einer Kaminverkleidung, 1904
Sale Date: April 23, 2007
Auction Closed
.jpg "Ansicht von Cattaro (+ Castelnuovo; 2 works), 1883")
Josef Hoffmann
Ansicht von Cattaro (+ Castelnuovo; 2 works), 1883
Sale Date: May 8, 2007
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.jpg "Model 322F armchair (+ another; pair), 1905")
.jpg "Small cabinet (made by Peter Gerhardt), 1940")
.jpg "Cabinet (from the apartment of Mimi Marlow), 1912")
Josef Hoffmann
Cabinet (from the apartment of Mimi Marlow), 1912
Sale Date: May 2, 2007
Auction Closed
.jpg "Bench (from The waiting room of the..., 1904")
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Architectural plant stand, 1900–1925
Sale Date: May 2, 2007
Auction Closed
.jpg "Tea and coffee set (set of 5), 1920–1925")
.jpg "Fauteuil (+3 others; set of 4)")
.jpg "Grands fauteuil (+ another; pair)")
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