Skiffs Jigsaw Puzzle Game

Pergola with Oranges

The beautiful pergola surrounded by orange trees featured in today's puzzle was painted by Thomas Fearnley in oil on paper mounted on canvas in c. 1834. If you didn't know, a pergola is an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars. As a type of gazebo, it may also be an extension of a building or serve as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions.

The Country Store

Today's puzzle is based on the oil on canvas painting with the same name by Edward Lamson Henry (January 12, 1841 - May 9, 1919), commonly known as E.L. Henry, an American genre painter, born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was best known for themes involving transportation, especially railroads, but also stage coach and canal boat journeys and other colonial and early American themes. The Country Store was painted after he and his wife had moved in their home in Cragsmoor, New York. The painting depicts a small store on a dirt country road in the 1800s.

The Large Plane Trees

Another art themed puzzle is here. Also known as the "Road Menders at Saint-Remy", the painting that today's puzzle is based on depicts roadwork taking place underneath some large plane trees on a autumn day. In actuality, "The Large Pane Trees" (the one featured in this puzzle) and the "Road Menders of Saint-Remy" are two different paintings and are sometimes confused as one. Although similar, Van Gogh painted this one first on a red and white checkered table cloth and later painted it again on an actual canvas.

The Poor Poet

Another art inspired puzzle is here. In this new one we feature "The Poor Poet" - the best known and most popular painting by German painter Carl Spitzweg. The painting was made in 1839 and had three versions. The alleged first version is privately owned and used to be on loan to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. The best known version is now in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich (the one featured in this puzzle). Another version was held in the National Gallery, Berlin. The one featured in this puzzle depicts a poet in his poor attic room. Spitzweg possibly borrowed his title from the drama by August von Kotzebue, The Poor Poet (1812).

Fruit And Sugar Cubes

This puzzle is based on a still life painting by Hannah Brown Skeele. It features a bowl full of strawberries, one full of various fruit (bananas, oranges, pineapple, apples and lemons), sugar cubes in an ornate silver container and a spoon and knife on a table.

Bowl Of Peaches and Grapes

Today's puzzle is based on an oil on wood painting from 1825 by the American artist John A. Woodside. The painting called "Still Life: Peaches and Grapes", depicts a bowl of peaches and some white and black grapes on a table. You can also see a half eaten peach and a pocket knife in the foreground of the painting.

Mountainous Landscape near Dusseldorf

Put the pieces back together and see how the mountainous landscape near Dusseldorf looked in the 1790s. The image featured in this puzzle is based on an oil on panel painting by Gerard van Nijmegen (a Dutch Old Masters artist). The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with ruins, a small waterfall and ox-wagon going over an old wooden bridge.

Woman in the Garden

Today's puzzle is based on an oil painting begun in 1866 by French artist Claude Monet. Dressed in the fashion of the day, the lady in the painting was posed by Lecadre's wife, Monet's cousin, Paul-Eugene Lecadre. The garden was located on the Le Coteaux estate at Sainte-Adresse near Le Havre.

Luncheon of the Boating Party

This new puzzle is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting "Luncheon of the Boating Party" (1881; French: Le déjeuner des canotiers). The painting depicts a group of Renoir's friends relaxing on a balcony at the Maison Fournaise restaurant along the Seine river in Chatou, France. The painting was included in the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882 and it was identified as the best painting in the show by critics.

The Boatyard

Today's puzzle features a stunning and serene painting by Jean-Charles Cazin, depicting a peaceful scene at a boatyard. "The Boatyard" is a beautiful example of Cazin's skill in capturing the essence of everyday life. The painting depicts a tranquil scene at a boatyard, with several boats moored along the shore and workers going about their tasks. With intricate details and beautiful colors, this puzzle is sure to provide a relaxing and enjoyable challenge for puzzle enthusiasts and art lovers alike.

Venice Watercolor Painting

Today's puzzle is based on a watercolor over black chalk painting by the French painter and printmaker Henri Edmond Cross. The painting depicts a scene from Venice in the early 1900s. The city is built on a group of over 100 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. It is the capital of the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples

Another art themed puzzle is here. Painted in the fall of 1887 by Vincent van Gogh, "Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples" features seasonal fruit. In this painting, van Gogh employed more vibrant colors, and used a thicker, broader paint application than he had earlier.