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 (462 results)

Estrella

Mathias Goeritz

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Los Amantes del Alma, 1955

Mathias Goeritz

Los Amantes del Alma, 1955

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Untitled (from the Open Mind and Empty Head...

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Untitled (from the Open Mind and Empty Head...

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Messages without number (Mensaje sin numéro), 1960

Mathias Goeritz

Messages without number (Mensaje sin numéro), 1960

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Sin título, 1978

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Sin título, 1978

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Autorretrato juvenil

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Autorretrato juvenil

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Mathias Goeritz

Otra versión de la Serpiente del Eco, 1970

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Mensaje

Mathias Goeritz

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Mensaje, 1969

Mathias Goeritz

Mensaje, 1969

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Mensaje

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Clouage, 1979

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Clouage, 1979

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Tres Torres, 1961

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Tres Torres, 1961

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Study for Las Puertas a la Nada, 1971

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Study for Las Puertas a la Nada, 1971

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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El animal herido, 1951

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El animal herido, 1951

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Untitled

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Sale Date: September 23, 2023

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Torres de Satélite, 1970

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Torres de Satélite, 1970

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Torres II, 1972

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Torres II, 1972

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Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

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Conos Ruta de la Amistad, 1972

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Salvador de Auschwitz, 1974

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Salvador de Auschwitz, 1974

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Salvador de Auschwitz VII, 1974

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Salvador de Auschwitz VII, 1974

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Salvador de Auschwitz VII, 1974

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Salvador de Auschwitz VII, 1974

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The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978

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The Saltiel Center Jerusalem (Labyrinth), 1978

Sale Date: August 3, 2023

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Sin título, 1978

Mathias Goeritz

Sin título, 1978

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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C. Hacia la salita, de la serie Hospital ABC...

Mathias Goeritz

C. Hacia la salita, de la serie Hospital ABC...

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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