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)

Formes interrelacionelas, 1952

Mathias Goeritz

Formes interrelacionelas, 1952

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Tres torres, 1961

Mathias Goeritz

Tres torres, 1961

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Bules (from Open Mind and Empty Head;..., 1950–1952

Mathias Goeritz

Bules (from Open Mind and Empty Head;..., 1950–1952

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Torres de satélite (+ another, similar; 2 studies)

Mathias Goeritz

Torres de satélite (+ another, similar; 2 studies)

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled - Project for the sculpture..., 1984–1986

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled - Project for the sculpture..., 1984–1986

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Mensaje, decoración mural, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, decoración mural, 1970

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Untitled, 1973

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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Mensaje. Decoración mural, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje. Decoración mural, 1970

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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La serpiente de el eco, 1953

Mathias Goeritz

La serpiente de el eco, 1953

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Magen David (Star of David), 1965

Mathias Goeritz

Magen David (Star of David), 1965

Sale Date: May 25, 2006

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Nueve láminas perforadas y doradas sobre..., 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Nueve láminas perforadas y doradas sobre..., 1960

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Untitled, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1960

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Untitled, 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1959

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Seis láminas perforadas y doradas (in 6 , 1959–1960

Mathias Goeritz

Seis láminas perforadas y doradas (in 6 , 1959–1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Dibujos para el libro de Olivia Zúñiga: Entre el

Mathias Goeritz

Dibujos para el libro de Olivia Zúñiga: Entre el

Sale Date: May 14, 2004

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Oro, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

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El carnicero, 1957–1957

Mathias Goeritz

El carnicero, 1957–1957

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Cristo de Auschwitz

Mathias Goeritz

Cristo de Auschwitz

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Las torres de Satélite

Mathias Goeritz

Las torres de Satélite

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Animal

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 16, 2003

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: March 17, 2002

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Casas

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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