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 and Koloman Moser
A lattice-work bowl, Koloman Moser and Josef , 1906
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, two brass trays in different...
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, a smoking companion set:...
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Josef Hoffmann, a brooch, Wiener Werkstätte, c....
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann and Bertold Löffler
Josef Hoffmann and Bertold Löffler, "hand...
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, a brooch, Wiener Werkstätte,...
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, a vase, model number: M va 30,...
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, a handled bowl, Wiener...
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
A vase with metal mount, form attributed to..., 1902
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, an armchair, model 322/F,..., 1904
Sale Date: November 18, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Bowl, Wiener Werkstätte, Austria about..., 1915–1920
Sale Date: November 16, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Guéridon en hêtre teinté à plateau circulaire...
Sale Date: November 25, 2021
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Paire de fauteuils en hêtre teinté à dossiers...
Sale Date: November 25, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann Serie B Reproduction Decanter
Sale Date: November 11, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann Ebonized and Glazed..., 1905–1908
Sale Date: November 11, 2021
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a 5 pieces porcelain coffee service, 1910–1919
Sale Date: November 17, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann, Poltrona a dondolo mod. “Egg”,...
Sale Date: October 26, 2021
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SECESSIONIST 'FLEDERMAUS' DRAWING ROOM..., 1905
Sale Date: October 21, 2021
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