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A Rare Landmark in Josef Hoffmann's Career

Published on , by Agathe Albi-Gervy
Auction on 12 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

It is highly likely that this rare cabinet by Josef Hoffmann was presented at the Spring Exhibition of Austrian Decorative Arts of 1912. If so, it is the only piece from his historic exhibition stand ever to come up in the market.

Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), two-door cabinet, 1911-1912, black wood, mother-of-pearl,... A Rare Landmark in Josef Hoffmann's Career

Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), two-door cabinet, 1911-1912, black wood, mother-of-pearl, made by the cabinetmaker Jakob Soulek, 91 x 66 x 116 cm (approx. 35.8 x 26 x 45.7 in).
Estimate: €80,000/100,000

In July 1911, Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) met 24-year-old Dagobert Peche at a banquet to honor Art Nouveau architect Otto Wagner on his 70 th birthday. They became not only friends, but also artistic soul mates. A founder of the Vienna Secession, Hoffmann quickly dubbed Peche “Austria’s greatest decorative arts genius since the Baroque period”. He drew inspiration from…
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[POSTPONED SALE] - 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURES
Friday 12 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Ader , Ader Entreprises & Patrimoine
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