Lot 136
  • 136

Mathías Goeritz (1915-1990)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Mathías Goeritz
  • Mensaje
  • inscribed with artist initials
  • aluminum and brass on wood
  • 33 1/2 by 33 1/2 in.
  • 85 by 85 cm
  • Executed circa 1985.

Provenance

Ana Cecilia Treviño Collection, Mexico City 
Private Collection, Texas

Literature

Mexico City, Palacio de Cultura Banamex, Palacio de Iturbide, May 2015-September 2015; Puebla, Museo Amparo, El retorno de la serpiente: Mathias Goeritz y la invención de la arquitectura emocional,, October 24, 2015-February 15, 2016, pp. 108-109, another example illustrated in color 

Condition

The surface of the work is slightly soiled and would benefit from cleaning. Minor scattered scrapes are visible throughout. All aluminium sheets are stable. Otherwise in very good condition.
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