Cartoon version of Cleopatra arriving in Rome by Hugo Prades. Nice puzzle, the crowd in the harbour was pretty difficult, though.
Ancient Rome, 2018-04-18
Month: October 2019
The Balloon Seller, 2019-10-08
This was a really nice puzzle, very enjoyable. Also, a great idea to have text along the edges (It says Unicef + the name of the puzzle in various languages). Again, great quality and very large pieces. I could get used to this.
There was also a poster, and it was as big as the puzzle 🙂
In Appenzell, 2019-10-08
I had no idea that Unicef made puzzles, but I’ve seen some nice children’s puzzles from them lately. I got this in a lot with many other puzzles. The quality is good, the pieces enormous, and on the puzzle, it says “Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany”. Unfortunately, one piece missing. Appenzell is in Switzerland.
I did the edges first, then I started from the middle.
Portrait of Félix Fénéon, 2018-07-16
I really loved this! The image is a portrait of Parisian art critic and anarchist Félix Fénéon, painted by Paul Signac in 1890. The image works really well as a puzzle, and it was great fun working on the different colours and patterns.
My Secret Garden: Stone Lantern, 2018-09-22
Nice, but unremarkable.
Seaport, 2018-10-14
Very enjoyable cartoon image with many fun details.
The Volcano, 2019-10-01
Not long ago I posted another puzzle called The Volcano, but that was an educational puzzle, whereas this is a pretty image with a volcano in the background. It was very enjoyable!
Thank You!, 2019-10-03
You may remember that Heye’s first cartoon artist, Mordillo, died at the end of June, aged 86. Heye has now brought out a memorial puzzle.
The date on the bag was 30.8., and I got this from my local puzzle store at the end of September. That’s pretty fast for a puzzle! Also, it’s made in Germany, although Heye moved production to eastern Europe years ago.
It’s a lovely puzzle and a great tribute to Mordillo. Definitely a keeper.
The pink shoes and the red nose came first, and the green background last.
Berlin Wall, 1989, 2019-10-01
Today is German Unity Day, commemorating German reunification in 1990. Happy Tag der Deutschen Einheit to my other country!
The puzzle shows the Berlin wall in 1989. On the western side, the wall was covered in graffiti, but I’m not entirely sure if these children are adding to them. It’s also possible that the photo was taken after the wall was opened (November 9th-10th, 1989), in which case the children may be trying to chip away some of the wall. You can’t really tell what they’re doing, but you can tell their clothes are definitely from the ’80s:-)
The puzzle is an old MB, made in Holland, and of good quality. MB is not active on the European market anymore, sadly.
Epanouissement coloré, In Progress
So, I haven’t got much further with this. I finished the edges, and I’ve sorted the remaining pieces according to shape, but there are more than 500 of the red pieces…
Also, I managed to lose a piece. There’s no way there’s a black piece with some green still on the table, and I did an extensive search, including an unpleasant autopsy of a dustbag from my vacuum. That piece is gone for good.
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