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)

La partida de baile

Mathias Goeritz

La partida de baile

Sale Date: October 24, 2019

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Máscara, de la serie Open mind and empty..., 1979

Mathias Goeritz

Máscara, de la serie Open mind and empty..., 1979

Sale Date: October 16, 2019

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: October 16, 2019

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Mensaje Sagrado

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje Sagrado

Sale Date: September 15, 2019

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Maqueta para el Mini castillo de El laberinto de

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta para el Mini castillo de El laberinto de

Sale Date: August 8, 2019

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: August 8, 2019

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Maqueta para la construcción de Aurrerá

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta para la construcción de Aurrerá

Sale Date: August 8, 2019

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Senza titolo, 1963–1965

Mathias Goeritz

Senza titolo, 1963–1965

Sale Date: May 30, 2019

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The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978

Mathias Goeritz

The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978

Sale Date: May 29, 2019

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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Family Tree

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 14, 2019

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M IV

Attributed to Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: May 17, 2019

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THE PROPHET, 1954

Mathias Goeritz

THE PROPHET, 1954

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Sin título, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1970

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Sin título, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1970

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Cristo crocifisso

Mathias Goeritz

Cristo crocifisso

Sale Date: April 9, 2019

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Mensaje, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1960

Sale Date: March 14, 2019

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Salvador de Auschwitz, 1952

Mathias Goeritz

Salvador de Auschwitz, 1952

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Maqueta para el Mini castillo de El..., 1975

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta para el Mini castillo de El..., 1975

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Maqueta para la construcción de Aurrerá, 1984–1986

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta para la construcción de Aurrerá, 1984–1986

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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La serpiente de El Eco, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

La serpiente de El Eco, 1972

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Sin título, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1970

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Sin título, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1970

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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