Mathias Goeritz

(German/Mexican, 1915–1990)

Mathias Goeritz was a German-born Mexican sculptor. He is best known for his interest in what he called “emotional architecture,” which was a belief in objects that elicited an emotional response rather than objects purely for functionality. Goeritz’s public sculptures were often large-scale and inspired by prehistoric cave paintings and monoliths. Born on April 4, 1915 in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland), the artist grew up in Berlin. He went on to study philosophy and the history of art at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn, while also studying art under Max Kaus and Hans Orlowski at the Berlin-Charlottenberg School of Arts and Crafts. Goeritz left Germany in 1941 to escape World War II, first settling in Morocco, then Spain, and then in Mexico, where he worked as a teacher. During the 1950s, the artist worked with the architect Luis Barragán to produce massive, abstract concrete sculptures, and Goeritz first presented his “Manifiesto de la Arquitectura Emocional” (“Emotional Architecture Manifesto”). Goeritz’s works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, among others. He died on August 4, 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Mathias Goeritz Artworks

Mathias Goeritz (463 results)

Salvador de Auschwitz VII

Mathias Goeritz

Salvador de Auschwitz VII

Sale Date: March 20, 2014

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: March 8, 2014

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Abstraction with Figure

Mathias Goeritz

Abstraction with Figure

Sale Date: March 8, 2014

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Mensaje Sagrado, 1976

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje Sagrado, 1976

Sale Date: March 8, 2014

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El Animal del Pedregal, 1951

Mathias Goeritz

El Animal del Pedregal, 1951

Sale Date: January 23, 2014

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: January 21, 2014

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Abstraction with Figure

Mathias Goeritz

Abstraction with Figure

Sale Date: December 14, 2013

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: December 14, 2013

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La partida de baile, 1997

Mathias Goeritz

La partida de baile, 1997

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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La serpiente de El Eco

Mathias Goeritz

La serpiente de El Eco

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Torres de Satélite

Mathias Goeritz

Torres de Satélite

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Salvador de Auschwitz, 2010

Mathias Goeritz

Salvador de Auschwitz, 2010

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Estrella

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Las Puertas a la Nada (7 works), 1971

Mathias Goeritz

Las Puertas a la Nada (7 works), 1971

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Pïntura original para El Eco, Museo..., 1952

Mathias Goeritz

Pïntura original para El Eco, Museo..., 1952

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Biombo dorado, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Biombo dorado, 1970

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: October 5, 2013

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Escena erótica, 1939

Mathias Goeritz

Escena erótica, 1939

Sale Date: September 19, 2013

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Sin título (4 works)

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título (4 works)

Sale Date: September 19, 2013

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Abstract

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: September 21, 2013

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Pivoting square panel decorated with..., 1950–1999

Mathias Goeritz

Pivoting square panel decorated with..., 1950–1999

Sale Date: September 21, 2013

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Figuras con mancha verde (+ Salvador; 2 works)

Mathias Goeritz

Figuras con mancha verde (+ Salvador; 2 works)

Sale Date: August 22, 2013

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Torres II, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

Torres II, 1972

Sale Date: August 22, 2013

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