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
After Josef Hoffmann
Purkersdorf - Variant' armchair, c. 1905, 1905
Sale Date: February 23, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann
HOFFMANN JOSEF (1870 - 1956) Pair of chairs...
Sale Date: February 15, 2022
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Dreiteiliger Paravent in der Art von Josef..., 1910
Sale Date: February 14, 2022
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Dreiteilige Sitzgarnitur "Fledermaus",..., 1906
Sale Date: February 14, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann, Tisch, Modell: 675, aus , 1905–1906
Sale Date: February 14, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann, Vase, Wiener Werkstätte, um..., 1929
Sale Date: February 14, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann for Weiner Werkstatte..., 1900–1925
Sale Date: January 31, 2022
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Josef Hoffman "Purkersdorf" Furniture Suite
Sale Date: January 29, 2022
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A NEST OF FOUR 'GRID' STAINED BEECHWOOD..., 1906
Sale Date: January 26, 2022
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A PAIR OF VIENNESE STAINED BEECH 'BUENOS..., 1910
Sale Date: January 26, 2022
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Josef Hoffmann, Entwurfsvariante des..., 1905
Sale Date: December 13, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, Silberschale, Entwurf: 1935, , 1935
Sale Date: December 13, 2021
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