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 "Markenentwurf für die Wiener Werkstätte..., 1903")
Josef Hoffmann
Markenentwurf für die Wiener Werkstätte..., 1903
Sale Date: March 15, 2007
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.jpg "Entwürfe für einen Samowar bzw. für..., 1915–1925")
Josef Hoffmann
Entwürfe für einen Samowar bzw. für..., 1915–1925
Sale Date: March 15, 2007
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.jpg "Petite coiffeuse (+ chair; set of 2)")
.jpg "Ensemble de salon, modèle Fledermaus (1 settee,...")
Josef Hoffmann
Ensemble de salon, modèle Fledermaus (1 settee,...
Sale Date: December 1, 2005
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.jpg "Chaises et guéridon rond (set of 3)")
.jpg "Armchairs (pair), 1910")
.jpg "Guéridon rond et paire de chaises (set of 3)")
Josef Hoffmann
Guéridon rond et paire de chaises (set of 3)
Sale Date: March 27, 2006
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.jpg "Suite de trois fauteuils (set of 3)")
.jpg "Stools (Pair), 1905")
.jpg "Fauteuil (set of 4)")
.jpg "Bowl (+ vase; 2 works), 1900–1925")
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