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)

Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Mensaje

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Sin título, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Message No. 3B (Deut. XXVIII, 19), 1958–1959

Mathias Goeritz

Message No. 3B (Deut. XXVIII, 19), 1958–1959

Sale Date: September 30, 2022

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: August 9, 2022

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Open Mind and Empty Head, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Open Mind and Empty Head, 1950

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Abstraccion

Attributed to Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: June 17, 2022

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Untitled, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1960

Sale Date: November 30, 2021

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Open Mind or Empty Head, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Open Mind or Empty Head, 1950

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Untitled, 1955

Mathias Goeritz

Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Untitled.

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: April 7, 2022

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Senza titolo 1963-65, 1963–1965

Mathias Goeritz

Senza titolo 1963-65, 1963–1965

Sale Date: April 26, 2022

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A. En el cuarto 223, de la serie Hospital ABC...

Mathias Goeritz

A. En el cuarto 223, de la serie Hospital ABC...

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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La serpiente de El Eco, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

La serpiente de El Eco, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Torres, 1915–1990

Mathias Goeritz

Torres, 1915–1990

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Torres de satélite, 1972, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

Torres de satélite, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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Mensaje, 1915–1990

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1915–1990

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Ensayo no. 1, 1915–1990

Mathias Goeritz

Ensayo no. 1, 1915–1990

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Superman envejecido, ca. 1956, 1956

Mathias Goeritz

Superman envejecido, ca. 1956, 1956

Sale Date: November 18, 2021

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Bailarín, 1951, 1951

Mathias Goeritz

Bailarín, 1951, 1951

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Message No. 3B (Deut. XXVIII, 19), 1958–1959

Mathias Goeritz

Message No. 3B (Deut. XXVIII, 19), 1958–1959

Sale Date: October 1, 2021

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