Message Number 7B, Ecclesiastes VII: 6
1959 · Nails, metal foils, oil, and iron on wood panel
17 7/8 x 13 5/8 x 3 3/8" (45.1 x 34.5 x 8.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Mathias Goeritz
1915–1990
WA-00014644
Gdansk, Poland
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2
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4
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24
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The Architecture of Luis Barrag�n
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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The Art of Assemblage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
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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.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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