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)

Las Puertas a la Nada, 1971

Mathias Goeritz

Las Puertas a la Nada, 1971

Sale Date: September 29, 2021

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El circo, 1949, 1949

Mathias Goeritz

El circo, 1949, 1949

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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Untitled: Geometric

Attributed to Mathias Goeritz

Untitled: Geometric

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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El eco, 1984, 1984

Mathias Goeritz

El eco, 1984, 1984

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978, 1978

Mathias Goeritz

The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978, 1978

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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La serpiente de El Eco

Mathias Goeritz

La serpiente de El Eco

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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Bailarín, 1951, 1951

Mathias Goeritz

Bailarín, 1951, 1951

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Superman envejecido, ca. 1956, 1956

Mathias Goeritz

Superman envejecido, ca. 1956, 1956

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Crucifixión, ca. 1950, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Crucifixión, ca. 1950, 1950

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Crucifixión, ca. 1950, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Crucifixión, ca. 1950, 1950

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Mensaje No. 88, Hebreos 11:1, 1962

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje No. 88, Hebreos 11:1, 1962

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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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: May 13, 2021

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Gallo

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 25, 2021

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Cruz, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Energía, 1980

Mathias Goeritz

Energía, 1980

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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Mensaje num. 5 Timoteo 6:6, 1959

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje num. 5 Timoteo 6:6, 1959

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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a) Circle; b) Square, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

a) Circle; b) Square, 1960

Sale Date: November 13, 2020

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Turm (Studie für Osa Mayor), 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Turm (Studie für Osa Mayor), 1960

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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A Group of Thirteen Geometric Volumes, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

A Group of Thirteen Geometric Volumes, 1960

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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Message, 1958

Mathias Goeritz

Message, 1958

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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Mensaje

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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