1000 piece puzzle, "Winter Dream" by A.M. Vasnetsov, Stella, Russia
This puzzle took longer than expected - I don't know if I was just hungover after the mega-marathon, but I felt like I was getting nowhere due to the tricky composition. The end result was well worth the effort - to me this is a perfect winter scene showing the bluish reflections and shadows that occur during the snowy months. It reminds me of snowshoeing through the forest and approaching a frozen lake. The work also reminds me of the paintings from the Canadian Group of Seven with the same lush forest landscapes. I would have loved a 3000 piece version of this one, as the original painting is quite large, 178 x 124 cm.
From wikipedia:
Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (Russian: Аполлина́рий Миха́йлович Васнецо́в; August 6, 1856 – January 23, 1933) was a Russian painter and graphic artist whose elder brother was the more famous Viktor Vasnetsov. He specialized in scenes from the medieval history of Moscow.
Vasnetsov did not receive a formal artistic education, he studied under his older brother, Viktor Vasnetsov, the famous Russian painter. From 1883, he along with his brother lived and worked in Abramtsevo where he fell under the influence of Vasily Polenov. In 1898–1899, he travelled across Europe. In addition to epic landscapes of Russian nature, Apollinary Vasnetsov created his own genre of historical landscape reconstruction on the basis of historical and archaeological data. His paintings present a visual picture of medieval Moscow. He was a member of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki) from 1899, and an academician from 1900. He became one of the founders and supervisors of the Union of Russian Artists.
Completed in 8 hr., 19 mins. with no box reference. 1,000 total pieces: 29.9 secs./piece; 120.2 pcs./hr. Difficulty rating: 3.0/10.
1000 piece puzzle, "Winter Dream" by A.M. Vasnetsov, Stella, Russia
This puzzle took longer than expected - I don't know if I was just hungover after the mega-marathon, but I felt like I was getting nowhere due to the tricky composition. The end result was well worth the effort - to me this is a perfect winter scene showing the bluish reflections and shadows that occur during the snowy months. It reminds me of snowshoeing through the forest and approaching a frozen lake. The work also reminds me of the paintings from the Canadian Group of Seven with the same lush forest landscapes. I would have loved a 3000 piece version of this one, as the original painting is quite large, 178 x 124 cm.
From wikipedia:
Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (Russian: Аполлина́рий Миха́йлович Васнецо́в; August 6, 1856 – January 23, 1933) was a Russian painter and graphic artist whose elder brother was the more famous Viktor Vasnetsov. He specialized in scenes from the medieval history of Moscow.
Vasnetsov did not receive a formal artistic education, he studied under his older brother, Viktor Vasnetsov, the famous Russian painter. From 1883, he along with his brother lived and worked in Abramtsevo where he fell under the influence of Vasily Polenov. In 1898–1899, he travelled across Europe. In addition to epic landscapes of Russian nature, Apollinary Vasnetsov created his own genre of historical landscape reconstruction on the basis of historical and archaeological data. His paintings present a visual picture of medieval Moscow. He was a member of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki) from 1899, and an academician from 1900. He became one of the founders and supervisors of the Union of Russian Artists.
Completed in 8 hr., 19 mins. with no box reference. 1,000 total pieces: 29.9 secs./piece; 120.2 pcs./hr. Difficulty rating: 3.0/10.