Harvest at the Mission by Heronim/Harry Wysocki Jigsaw Puzzle 1000 Pieces 19" x 26 3/4": Pre-owned

This is a pre-owned jigsaw puzzle I put together 1 time. All the pieces are intact and complete. It is a really fun puzzle, perfect for cold winter quilting puzzle lovers and dog lovers!

Retail price new: $34.95

"Harry Wysocki has been prominent on the American art scene for many years. He was born in a Polish-American neighborhood in Detroit and later moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from Art Center College of Design. Shortly after the end of World War II, Harry enlisted in the Merchant Marines and sailed the high seas to exotic ports, which became subject matter for his early works.Three of his prints are now in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., as well as one painting in the United States Air Force Art Collection.

The artist describes his Americana paintings as nostalgia: a time before computers, hi-tech movies and fax machines, when traveling by horse and buggy were the mode of transportation. He finds a lighthouse, an old hotel, a railroad station, and then the historical research begins. He delves into archives, haunts old book stores, or talks to old-timers who remember "the way things were", and the painting begins to evolve. The finished portrayal is history, nostalgia, and fantasy.

Puzzle made by Mega Brands. 2008.