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)

Custodia, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Custodia, 1960

Sale Date: May 30, 2008

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Mensaje, 1961

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1961

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Untitled, 1969

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Cubos incrustados, 1982–1983

Mathias Goeritz

Cubos incrustados, 1982–1983

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Estrella explosiva, 1973

Mathias Goeritz

Estrella explosiva, 1973

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Mensaje no. 13, deut. XXVII: 17, 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje no. 13, deut. XXVII: 17, 1959

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Mensaje No. 16, 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje No. 16, 1959

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Mensaje, 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1959

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Las puertas a la nada, 1971

Mathias Goeritz

Las puertas a la nada, 1971

Sale Date: April 5, 2008

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Maqueta, construcción aurrera, 1984–1986

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta, construcción aurrera, 1984–1986

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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6 láminas (in 6 parts), 1959

Mathias Goeritz

6 láminas (in 6 parts), 1959

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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El coco, 1976

Mathias Goeritz

El coco, 1976

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Mensaje dorado, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje dorado, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Yellow bird, 1957

Mathias Goeritz

Yellow bird, 1957

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Custodia XII, 1961–1962

Mathias Goeritz

Custodia XII, 1961–1962

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Láminas perforadas y doradas (in 3 parts), 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Láminas perforadas y doradas (in 3 parts), 1959

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Untitled, 1980–1983

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1980–1983

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Untitled - Personaje totémico

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled - Personaje totémico

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Tu y yo, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Tu y yo, 1950

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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El carnicero, 1955

Mathias Goeritz

El carnicero, 1955

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Cubos incrustados, 1978

Mathias Goeritz

Cubos incrustados, 1978

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Open mind or Empty head (group of 5, various , 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Open mind or Empty head (group of 5, various , 1950

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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