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75 and a knife. A concept bordering on the absurd no doubt;
but a powerful satirical statement on the ironies of life.
ANOTHER PROPERTY There is an underlying melancholy to the entire scene
that probably resonated deeply with Husain given his own
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN experiences growing up and his deep appreciation for
intellectual and creative minds. It has perhaps an even
1913?–?2011 more deeply ironic meaning, as Husain himself was known
for not wearing shoes for most of his adult life.
Charlie Chaplin (The Gold Rush)
Pencil and watercolour on paper
22¼ × 35¼ in. (56 × 89.5 cm.)
Signed ‘Husain’ lower right
??8,00,000?–12,00,000
$ 11,940?–17,910
Husain was a great admirer of the work of Charlie Chaplin.
The current work takes direct inspiration from a 1925
Chaplin movie. Titled The Gold Rush, the movie shows
a starving Charlie Chaplin, who in a desperate move
motivated by hunger, decides to cook his own shoe,
place it on a plate and then proceeds to eat it with a fork
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