Lot 39 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
The Tourist IX, Hanging Alien Looking Dying Spider
H.r. Giger · acrylic and airbrush on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 20 July 2022
- Dimensions
- x 31 in. (144 x 80 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3441175
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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H.r. Giger, The Tourist IX, Hanging Alien Looking Dying Spider. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441175.
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H.r. Giger, The Tourist IX, Hanging Alien Looking Dying Spider. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441175.
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