Mathias Goeritz, The Snake

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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  1. Mathias Goeritz, Mensaje, 1959, goldleaf on woodMensajePhillips · $341,000≈ £224,077≈ €319,707Sign up to see
  2. Mathias Goeritz, Mensaje dorado, 1960, thin perforated gold metal on woodMensaje doradoPhillips · $161,000≈ £104,566≈ €147,355Sign up to see
  3. Mathias Goeritz, Mensaje, 1963, perforated gold metal on painted woodMensajePhillips · $125,000≈ £86,314≈ €111,458Sign up to see

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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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Born 1915, GdańskDied 1990, Mexico CityOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q64487 ↗ULAN 500023656 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Mathías Goeritz, Matthias Göritz, Werner Mathias Goeritz Brunner

Works in museum collections

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Mathias Goeritz, The Snake
The Snake1986
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CC BY 4.0 · Gerd Fahrenhorst, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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