Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)
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Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)

Botschaft Nummer 8 (Klagelieder des Jeremias 4.1)

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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.
Exhibited
New York, Carstairs Gallery, Mathias Goeritz, Messages, Realizations, Commentaries, 1-26 March 1960, cat.no. 8.
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Lot Essay

"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).

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