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
DESK, MODEL NO. 500/6, DESIGNED CIRCA 1901, 1901
Sale Date: April 21, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
SECESSIONIST 'FLEDERMAUS' DRAWING ROOM..., 1905
Sale Date: April 21, 2022
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,-circa-1905.jpg "PAIR OF KOHLENKISTE (COAL BOXES), CIRCA 1905, 1905")
Josef Hoffmann
PAIR OF KOHLENKISTE (COAL BOXES), CIRCA 1905, 1905
Sale Date: April 21, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
«FLEDERMAUS» LIVING, WOODEN STRUCTURE LEATHER...
Sale Date: April 13, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann, Brosche, Wiener Werkstätte,..., 1910
Sale Date: April 14, 2022
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In the manner of Josef Hoffmann
Dreiteiliger Paravent in der Art von Josef..., 1910
Sale Date: April 14, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann, Brosche, Wiener Werkstätte, vor...
Sale Date: April 14, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Lustre en bronze doré à six bras de lumière...
Sale Date: April 21, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Pott 86 - 925er Sterlingsilberbesteck, 1955
Sale Date: December 11, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Armchair, Model Series 422, designed 1916, 1916
Sale Date: March 11, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Cabinet, commissioned for the Apartment of..., 1906
Sale Date: March 11, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
Jugendstil round guilloché enamel brooch, 1901–1999
Sale Date: March 2, 2022
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Cafe Fledermaus dining chairs, set of six, model
Sale Date: February 23, 2022
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