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
UNIQUE CHANDELIER, MODEL NO. M0409, FOR DR...., 1906
Sale Date: May 27, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
FAUTEUIL 'N. 670' OU 'SITZMASCHINE' LE..., 1905
Sale Date: May 25, 2021
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Workshop of Josef Hoffmann
ENSEMBLE DE DEUX LITS ET DEUX TABLES DE CHEVET, 1910
Sale Date: May 25, 2021
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-an-alleegasse-chair.jpg "JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) An 'Alleegasse'..., 1912")
Josef Hoffmann
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) An 'Alleegasse'..., 1912
Sale Date: May 11, 2021
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
A Model No. 666 wingback chair, 1905
Sale Date: May 10, 2021
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School of Josef Hoffmann
an ebonised and limed oak veneered..., 1905–1910
Sale Date: April 27, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Mokkaserviceteile "Melonenservice", Entwurf..., 1929
Sale Date: May 4, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
Vestiaire en hêtre teinté et bois courbé..., 1900
Sale Date: April 30, 2021
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Josef Hoffmann
PAIR OF SECESSIONIST 'FLEDERMAUS' DRAWING..., 1905
Sale Date: April 22, 2021
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