Live Auction 2844Post-War and Contemporary Art
Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)
Lot 25

Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)

Botschaft Nummer 8 (Klagelieder des Jeremias 4.1)

Closed8 June 2010

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EUR 32,200

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Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)
Botschaft Nummer 8 (Klagelieder des Jeremias 4.1)
signed, dated twice and inscribed with title 'Mathias Goeritz 1959' (on the reverse)
goldpaint, perforated steel and pushpins on board
55.5 x 67.5 cm.

Specialist note

"The message is Lam IV.I. How is the gold become clim. How is the most fine gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street" (sic). (Mathias Goeritz quoted in: exh. cat. New York 1960).