H.R. Giger (1940-2014) - Alien III / Necronom

This sculpture was originally intended to be the new Alien for the "Alien III" - movie in 1990. The unfinished sculpture was then placed in the garden of H.R. Giger until the artist in 2005 newly designed and finished the sculpture under the name "Alien III / Necronom 2005". This new version of the Alien III / Necronom 2005 was executed and fully completed by/under H.R. Giger's supervision in 2011. Hans Ruedi Giger (1940-2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images of humans and machines connected in cold biomechanical relationships. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien. His work is on permanent display at the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyères. Provenance: Private collection H.R. Giger, Zurich; by the former owner in 2011 directly acquired from the artist; Swiss private property. Certificates of authenticity: Written certificate of authenticity by H.R. Giger. Zurich, 20 September 2011; Written certificate of authenticity by Marco Witzig, HR Giger Estate. Zurich, 20 October 2015; The work is registered under the number: 2011-T-001 Necronom 2005 (Alien-III-Modell, 2nd state). Exhibitions: 2005 Vienna 2009 Frankfurt 2010 San Sebastian 2010 Sarnen Literature: The first version of the Alien III is published in HR Gigers Filmdesign book. A HR Giger Museum poster of it exists as well. See Exhibition catalogue. HR Giger in Obwalden, 12. December 2010 - 10. April 2011. Gruyères, Verlag Museum HR Giger, 2010. Pages 48-49, illustration; See Exhibition catalogue. HR Giger Retrospectiva, 15. Oktober 2009 - 6. January 2010. San Sebastián, Sala Kubo Kutxa Fundazioa, 2009. Pages 25 and 101, illustration; see. Exhibition catalogue. HR Giger Kunst Design Film, 21. January - 26. July 2009. Frankfurt am Main, Deutsches Filmmuseum, 2009; See Exhibition catalogue. Giger in Wien, 24. May - 1. October 2006. Vienna, Kunsthaus Wien, 2006. Page 122, colour illustration; See HR Giger Online Katalog, Database No. 2005-T-001. A HR Giger Museum poster of it exists as well. The first prototype is on permanent display in the HR Giger Museum in Gruyeres. This sculpture comes with a display / transportation box. Shipping possible on arrangement, due to the large size of this item. Pick-up possible in Zurich, Switzerland. Modern & Contemporary Art---

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