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
Bundle of six designs about the reconstruction...
Sale Date: November 28, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
1 original drawing and 1 photographic..., 1911
Sale Date: November 28, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann, vier Satztische,..., 1905
Sale Date: November 28, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
CINQUE ACCESSORI DA TAVOLA, EDIZIONE BIEFFEPLAST
Sale Date: November 22, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Ovales Tablett, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener...
Sale Date: November 24, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Ballspende Concordia Ball 1909, Entwurf..., 1909
Sale Date: November 24, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Poltrona Buenos Aires n. 675/F per Jacob &..., 1910
Sale Date: November 23, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstätte, vas, silver med glasinsats,...
Sale Date: November 16, 2022
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.jpg "Gustav Klimt (bk w/cover designed by Josef..., 1921")
Josef Hoffmann
Gustav Klimt (bk w/cover designed by Josef..., 1921
Sale Date: November 8, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
PAIR OF HOFFMANN WITTMANN CUBE ARMCHAIRS,..., 1903
Sale Date: October 28, 2022
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