Finished 28th + 30th January 2011

2000 Pieces

The Times of the day
by Alphonse Mucha, 24.7.1860 - 14.7.1939

A Masterpiece of Art Nouveau. Up to date were so-called "Panneaus", a set of four paintings with the same theme. The Times of the day are dated 1899 and were printed on silk.

An extraordinary painter and artist. I really like these wonderful jigsaws and will solve some more of them. A summary and biography of A. Mucha is linked on the right side

part 2 - left wing - finished 30th January
awakening of the morning
blooming of the day

&

part 1 - right wing - finished 28th January
dreams of the evening
silence of the night

Finished 28th January 2011

4x 75 Pieces

Rosina Wachtmeister
(from left to right)

Stripes
Keyboard
Congratulations
Flowers

Finished 21st January 2011

165 Pieces

The Royal Household Cavalry

old jigsaw made of thin cardboard
dated maybe 1940ies or 1950ies

The scene depicted shows the rite of "changing the guards"

Finished 18th January 2011

60 Pieces

"Foot Guards"
Made In England by G.J. Hayter & Co. Ltd, Boscombe, Bournemouth

Old, but age unknown.

The Foot Guards are also called Grenadier Guards and belong to the most senior regiment of the infantry. This regiment is active since 1656. It's role is to be the 1st Batallion in the british army and is a batallion of 300-1300 men. They are also called "The Bill Browns" - as a common nickname.

The Colonel in Chief is her majesty, The Queen.

Finished 16th January 2011

303 Pieces

"Ships anchored offshore" by Willem van de Velde, 1660

The original painting can be visited at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. It measures 56 x 64 cm and is painted in oil on canvas. The painting was donated to the city of Amsterdam by Adriaan van der Hoop in 1854 and is now lent to the museum. It may be that I saw it many years before while walking through.

Van de Velde the younger (1633-1707) was a famous dutch painter, also named "Raffaello of marine painting". He was talented enough to have a career before he moved to London in 1673. Afterwards he appointed by king Charles II. to work for his court since 1677. His art is perfectly composed and all riggings and vessels are reproduced correctly. His paintings are a guide to 17th century marine ships.

The jigsaw is made of wood of 3 mm thickness measuring 22 x 32 cm and includes 13 Whimsicals

Finished 15th January 2011

500 Pieces

"Chicago" by Trixter

Finished 12th January 2011

1000 Pieces

Michael Jackson - Graphic/Design by Peter Schurzmann

1996 - HIStory Tour

Finished 9th January 2011

1000 Pieces

Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile
National park in the very south of Chile, close to the antarctic sea

Finished 8th January 2011

1000 Pieces

"Smiling beauty" - my cute dog Olivia von der Ruhrhöhe


Made by fotopuzzle.de

Finished 7th January 2011+ updated 25th August 2016 (new picture)

1000 Pieces

Li Jiang River
assambled in five days - a few pieces each day in my lunchbreak

Finished 3rd January 2011

136 Pieces

The turkish café by August Macke

Wooden jigsaw with frame
Victorian cut with fine whimsicals (just find them all by clicking the picture above)

Finished 1st January 2011

1000 Pieces

Finke River, central Australia