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1828 - WAALKES, OTTO (1948) "Life is like a box of Ottifants" Pigment print on canvas. Signed by hand in the lower right corner. Numbered on the back: 009/199. H x W: 60 x 50 cm. Frame, 66 x 56 cm. With subtle humor and his usual unerring parody, Otto Waalkes takes on one of the most iconic motifs of modern pop culture in this work: the famous bench scene from the classic film *Forrest Gump*. Instead of the original box of chocolates, the seated figure holds a box full of little Ottifants on his lap—flanked by the modified quote “Life is like a box of Ottifants—You never know what you’re gonna get.” The work captivates with Waalkes’ characteristic blend of popular science and cinematic iconography with his iconic “Ottifants,” which have held a firm place in German art and humor culture for decades.
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WAALKES, OTTO (1948) "Life is like a box of Ottifants" Pigment print on canvas. Signed by hand in the lower right corner. Numbered on the back: 009/199. H x W: 60 x 50 cm. Frame, 66 x 56 cm. With subtle humor and his usual unerring parody, Otto Waalkes takes on one of the most iconic motifs of modern pop culture in this work: the famous bench scene from the classic film *Forrest Gump*. Instead of the original box of chocolates, the seated figure holds a box full of little Ottifants on his lap—flanked by the modified quote “Life is like a box of Ottifants—You never know what you’re gonna get.” The work captivates with Waalkes’ characteristic blend of popular science and cinematic iconography with his iconic “Ottifants,” which have held a firm place in German art and humor culture for decades.
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