Mathias Goeritz
German · 1915–1990 · Painter, Sculptor
Werner Mathias Goeritz Brunner was a German and Mexican painter and sculptor. After spending much of the 1940s in North Africa and Spain, he and his wife, photographer Marianne… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
MensajePhillips · $341,000≈ £224,077≈ €319,707Sign up to see
Mensaje doradoPhillips · $161,000≈ £104,566≈ €147,355Sign up to see
MensajePhillips · $125,000≈ £86,314≈ €111,458Sign up to see
Mathias Goeritz’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 97 auction results for Mathias Goeritz between 2009 and 2026, of which 54 sold (56%). A further 8 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $599Sign up free to see to $341kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $341kSign up free to see for Mensaje at Phillips in November 2015. The most common medium is screenprints (57 lots). Most results come from Morton Subastas (81), Phillips (11) and Bonhams (4).
97 results · page 1 of 3
- La serpiente de El Eco, 1972MX$48,000≈ $2,828≈ £2,082≈ €2,429Sign up free to see
- MX$14,000≈ $805≈ £601≈ €701Sign up free to see
- MX$30,000≈ $1,701≈ £1,292≈ €1,499Sign up free to see
- The Dancers, 1950$103,200≈ £76,900≈ €88,973Sign up free to see
- Homenaje al papel, 1974MX$19,000≈ $1,093≈ £810≈ €933Sign up free to see
- MX$480,000≈ $27,019≈ £20,176≈ €23,308Sign up free to see
- MX$44,000≈ $2,477≈ £1,849≈ €2,137Sign up free to see
- MX$36,000≈ $2,026≈ £1,513≈ €1,748Sign up free to see
- MX$26,000≈ $1,464≈ £1,093≈ €1,263Sign up free to see
- Lápices, 1989MX$18,000≈ $1,013≈ £757≈ €874Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (8)
Lots by Mathias Goeritz that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Mathias Goeritz paintings (6)Mathias Goeritz works on paper (6)Mathias Goeritz gouaches (3)Mathias Goeritz drawings (3)Mathias Goeritz prints (59)Mathias Goeritz screenprints (57)Mathias Goeritz sculpture (15)
Mathias Goeritz: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Mathias Goeritz at auction?
$341,000Sign up free to see, for Mensaje at Phillips (November 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Mathias Goeritz?
The median sale price is $1.7kSign up free to see across 53 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Mathias Goeritz have sold at auction?
54 of 97 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026. 8 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Mathias Goeritz?
Morton Subastas, Phillips and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Morton Subastas · Phillips · Bonhams
Mathias Goeritz signature
76 catalogued lots by Mathias Goeritz record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed with the artist's initials, indistinctly dedicated, inscribed and dated "MG. For [...] 1979 (DENVER-JERUSALEM)" on the reverse
— Clouage, Phillips, Nov 15, 2023Signed, titled and dated "MENSAJE - MGoeritz - 1961" on the reverse
— Mensaje, Phillips, Nov 22, 2016Signed lower right
— A.P., Clarke Auction Gallery, Mar 8, 2015
About Mathias Goeritz
Werner Mathias Goeritz Brunner was a German and Mexican painter and sculptor. After spending much of the 1940s in North Africa and Spain, he and his wife, photographer Marianne Gast, immigrated to Mexico in 1949.
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