*Christian Thomas*
Caspar D. Friedrich: Kreidefelsen auf Rügen / Chalk Cliffs on Rügen - 1,000 pieces - Nationalpark Jasmund
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 - 1840) was one of Germany's most popular and important painters, but his works have only very rarely been used for jigsaw puzzles (his most well-known painting, the 'Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog' would make a great 3,000 piece ..)
This painting, one of the few more uplifting images among the mostly bleak northern landscapes Friedrich favoured, was inspired by the 1818 honeymoon excursion of Friedrich and his wife to the famous chalk cliffs of Rügen island.
These - due to erosion - ever changing chalk cliffs are the centrepiece of Jasmund National Park, so it's plain to see why the souvenir shop of said park offers this charming 1,000 piece. No producer is listed on the outer box, but manufacturing quality is top-notch. The 25 x 40 grid proves that Ravensburger was not responsible here, but I can't tell whether it was Schmidt, Heye or another plant, as I'm not familiar with their piece shapes.
This puzzle marks a debut for me in more than one way: It's the first puzzle I ever assembled while not at home. In fact, I did it almost 'on site', during an early spring vacation in Rügen, which is Germany's largest island, although being just a quarter the size of Majorca or Long Island. And it's the first puzzle I have photographed with my newly acquired Canon PowerShot G7X, a huge improvement to the ageing Canon Powershot SX120 I used before. This means, after a 4,000 piece pushed my old cam to its limits last year, I'm technically ready to tackle larger piece counts now ..
The puzzle wasn't difficult at all, only the foliage required a certain amount of concentration.
Puzzle time 5:15 h (190 pph)
Caspar D. Friedrich: Kreidefelsen auf Rügen / Chalk Cliffs on Rügen - 1,000 pieces - Nationalpark Jasmund
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 - 1840) was one of Germany's most popular and important painters, but his works have only very rarely been used for jigsaw puzzles (his most well-known painting, the 'Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog' would make a great 3,000 piece ..)
This painting, one of the few more uplifting images among the mostly bleak northern landscapes Friedrich favoured, was inspired by the 1818 honeymoon excursion of Friedrich and his wife to the famous chalk cliffs of Rügen island.
These - due to erosion - ever changing chalk cliffs are the centrepiece of Jasmund National Park, so it's plain to see why the souvenir shop of said park offers this charming 1,000 piece. No producer is listed on the outer box, but manufacturing quality is top-notch. The 25 x 40 grid proves that Ravensburger was not responsible here, but I can't tell whether it was Schmidt, Heye or another plant, as I'm not familiar with their piece shapes.
This puzzle marks a debut for me in more than one way: It's the first puzzle I ever assembled while not at home. In fact, I did it almost 'on site', during an early spring vacation in Rügen, which is Germany's largest island, although being just a quarter the size of Majorca or Long Island. And it's the first puzzle I have photographed with my newly acquired Canon PowerShot G7X, a huge improvement to the ageing Canon Powershot SX120 I used before. This means, after a 4,000 piece pushed my old cam to its limits last year, I'm technically ready to tackle larger piece counts now ..
The puzzle wasn't difficult at all, only the foliage required a certain amount of concentration.
Puzzle time 5:15 h (190 pph)