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
A circular table from a games room at the..., 1903
Sale Date: March 27, 2019
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
A set of a bench and two armchairs from the...
Sale Date: March 27, 2019
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Josef Hoffmann
A small dresser from the Villa Primavesi in...
Sale Date: March 27, 2019
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
A pendant light from the Villa..., 1913–1915
Sale Date: March 27, 2019
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
A large wall mirror, 1920–1925
Sale Date: March 27, 2019
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Josef Hoffmann
Banquette et deux fauteuils modèles n°2511 et...
Sale Date: March 13, 2019
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In the manner of Josef Hoffmann
SETTEE AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1910..., 1910
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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Josef Hoffmann
Rare Viennese Secession acacia and walnut bar...
Sale Date: February 17, 2019
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Josef Hoffmann
Cigarette case with inlaid organic..., 1900–1925
Sale Date: January 19, 2019
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Josef Hoffmann
Rare Tischtaster (electric table push..., 1900–1925
Sale Date: January 19, 2019
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