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)

Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Mensage, 1957

Mathias Goeritz

Mensage, 1957

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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Mensaje, 1965

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1965

Sale Date: November 15, 2018

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Cruz, 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: November 10, 2018

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Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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La partida de baile

Mathias Goeritz

La partida de baile

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Torres, 1972, 1972

Mathias Goeritz

Torres, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: August 23, 2018

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Ok, Homenaje al papel, 1965, 1965

Mathias Goeritz

Ok, Homenaje al papel, 1965, 1965

Sale Date: August 23, 2018

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Salvador de Auschwitz V, 1974, 1974

Mathias Goeritz

Salvador de Auschwitz V, 1974, 1974

Sale Date: August 23, 2018

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Characters in Red and Black

Mathias Goeritz

Characters in Red and Black

Sale Date: July 17, 2018

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Sin título, 1979–1980

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1979–1980

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Sin título, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1970

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Message à Iris C., 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Message à Iris C., 1960

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Salvador de Auschwitz, 1951–1952

Mathias Goeritz

Salvador de Auschwitz, 1951–1952

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Sin título, ca. 1968, 1968

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, ca. 1968, 1968

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Maqueta para la construcción de..., 1984–1986

Mathias Goeritz

Maqueta para la construcción de..., 1984–1986

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Untitled

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

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Set of Three Sculptures, 1950

Mathias Goeritz

Set of Three Sculptures, 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 2018

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The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth),..., 1978

Mathias Goeritz

The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth),..., 1978

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Sin título

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Torres, 1973

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, ca. 1970, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, ca. 1970, 1970

Sale Date: November 30, 2017

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