Puzzle "Animals Primachenko" 1000 elements

Jigsaw puzzles «Beasts by Prymachenko» 1000 pieces exclusively from Ukrainian Puzzles!

The first puzzle with paintings by the famous Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko. A novelty in the Ukrainian Art collection. The first 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle in the Ukrainian Puzzles assortment.

Maria Prymachenko (12 January 1909 – 18 August 1997) was a Ukrainian painter, who worked in the naïve art style. She worked in painting, embroidery, and ceramics. In 1966, Maria Prymachenko received the Shevchenko Award. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared that 2009 was the year of Prymachenko. A street in Kyiv and an asteroid are named after her. Her works were exhibited in Paris, Warsaw, Sofia, Montreal, and Prague during her lifetime.

The puzzle "Beasts by Prymachenko" features a collage of nine paintings by the Maria Prymachenko. The names of the paintings are the following (from left to right, starting from the top row): Wild Sheep, 1989; Beaver, 1979; Ukrainian Bull, Three Years Old, Went Walking Through the Woods and Garners Strength, 1983; A Fish King Has Caught a Hoopoe and Is Full of Joy, 1983; The Beast Goes for a Walk, 1971; The Little Elephant Who Wanted to Be a Sailor, 1973; Tiger Laughs, 1982; This Beast is Making Magic, 1983; This Beast Has Come Running from the Hill, 1978.

The beasts series of paintings is a unique phenomenon in world art. Folk themes are traced in the artist's narrative paintings but the fantastic beasts are a pure creation of her brilliant imagination. Although implicitly she was painting people. Maria Prymachenko was an excellent observer and she read people like a book. Noticing certain human traits, she would embody them in her fantastic animals. The main theme of Prymachenko's work is the struggle between good and evil.

• Number of pieces: 1000
• Country of origin: Ukraine
• Material: cardboard
• Puzzle size (mm): 675/470
• Box size (mm): 200/300/50
• Recommended age: 9+
• Manufactured in April 2024

This big puzzle "Beasts by Prymachenko" is a small piece in bringing dreams to life. The dream is to create an art space in the territory of the household where Maria Prymachenko lived. The artist lived and worked in the village of Bolotnia in the Kyiv region. This place became the center of her inner cosmos. The art space created around Maria Prymachenko's house and neighboring buildings will combine a museum, an art residence, workshops, hotel rooms, a greenhouse, and a cafe. It definitely will become a source of strength and inspiration to everyone who visits. The beautiful family of Maria Prymachenko’s fans and supporters is incredibly large and growing every day. By purchasing this puzzle, you will also become an element of this incredible “puzzle”.

Created in cooperation with the Charitable Organization "Charitable Foundation "Creative Heritage of Maria Prymachenko's Family" and the Limited Liability Company "LO NET".