Josef Hoffmann

Austrian | 1870 - 1956

Josef Hoffmann was an Austrian designer/maker. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Kinder Building. Numerous key galleries and museums such as MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art have featured Josef Hoffmann's work in the past.The designer/maker’s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 25 USD to 381,303 USD, depending on the size and medium of the pieces. Since 1998 the record price for this designer/maker at auction is 381,303 USD for Teacan, sold at Im Kinsky in 2010. Josef Hoffmann has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, ArtsJournal and Daily Art Magazine. The most recent article is The Winter Show Returns with an Encyclopedic Presentation and Its Signature Timeless Flair written for Observer in January 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann, Josef Hoffman

Featured for Sale

Wittmann Sitzmaschine Recliner Armchair

Tennants Auctioneers

Besteckgarnitur nach Josef Hoffmann

By Josef Hoffmann

Dorotheum, Linz

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstatte ,1920

By Josef Hoffmann

Kingham & Orme Auctioneers

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At Auction

Notable Lots

A UNIQUE SIDE TABLE ,1904

+302%

above mid-estimate

A Unique and Important Spielkartenkassette (Card Case), designed for Karl Wittgenstein

By Josef Hoffmann

+39%

above mid-estimate

'Model No. M 92' ,1904

+141%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Besteckgarnitur nach Josef Hoffmann

By Josef Hoffmann

Dorotheum, Linz

Wittmann Editor Cabinett" model Cubic armchair with on a sled base Minor wear - Josef Hoffmann

Wittmann Editor Cabinett" model Cubic armchair with on a sled base Minor wear ,1980

By Josef Hoffmann

Osenat, Fontainebleau

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstatte - Josef Hoffmann

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstatte ,1920

By Josef Hoffmann

Kingham & Orme Auctioneers

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Recent Auction Results

Four wall lamp ,1970

By Josef Hoffmann

-75%

below mid-estimate

LTWID Auction House

An Art Nouveau THONET ensemble designed by Josef HOFFMANN consisting of a table

+60%

above mid-estimate

Maison Jules

Tre sedie No. 728 ,1905

By Josef Hoffmann

+93%

above mid-estimate

Incanto Auction House and Gallery

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Current Exhibitions

The Backhausen Archives: Poetry of the Ornament

Leopold Museum

Vienna | Austria

Nov 13,2024 - Mar 09,2025

150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Kinder Building

Houston | Texas | USA

Aug 31,2024 - Aug 03,2025

Past Exhibitions

Vienna around 1900

Galerie bei der Albertina | Zetter

Vienna | Austria

Nov 30,2024 - Jan 31,2025

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Articles

The Winter Show Returns with an Encyclopedic Presentation and Its Signature Timeless Flair

Observer 24/01/2025

Early sales and a diverse crowd point to the art world's enduring interest in historic material culture.

Leopold Museum Showcases a Representative Selection of Exhibits from the Backhausen Archive

ArtDaily 13/11/2024

The exhibition Poetry of the Ornament at the Leopold Museum shows a representative selection of exhibits from the Backhausen Archive to a broad public for the first time.