Puzzle 149 - The Metamorphosis of Narcissus

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Puzzle #149 - The Metamorphosis of Narcissus - 27 3/4" x 17 3/4" with 1858 Pieces
Of course I may be biased, but I think this is one of the most awesome puzzles, ever!


Puzzle #149 - reverse, with figurals and some treats removed
Note the face formed by six Bird figurals (from a Dali painting) - located on the head in the puzzle's painting
The three figures standing in the center - two are treats, one a figural


Puzzle #149 Trick Complex

In the "wheel" (supposed to be a Crop Circle) at the left, the piece on the right hand side doesn't really belong there. The coloration however gives the piece away, the grain on the back was aligned..... The wheel in the center is correct. On the right, there is one isolated piece (top), and the other two are a "surreal mistake". I meant for the black piece to fit perfectly on the black knob, but as the pieces were covered by guide paper I misaligned them and cut the black piece to fit the Green knob! Was meant to be very hard to figure out if it was meant to be..... very nice fit too. Ummmmmmmm.


The Egg - I like to put deep spirals in special places - in this case an egg from which life springs forth


Dali Ascending to Heaven (view from feet)
The toes were a "push it to the limit" cutting exercise.

And one more ghoulish one....


The Dog
The Observer was VERY interested in what the dog was doing and decided to have a peek.
The dog is standing in the shadow of the object to the left, but his tail was cut to be in "front" - surreal cutting!
Note, this picture was shot at angle, making the bottom pieces appear larger
The red "Jurassic" puzzle piece "figurals" fit together
Also - that checker board you see? The interior tile boundaries are crossed on the corners.... - tough to assemble!

149extreme
Some pieces from the puzzle

149figurals
Puzzle #49 - figurals, with trick pieces excluded


Specifications
Name
The Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Artist
Salvador Dali
Date Completed
October 24, 2001
Size
27 3/4" x 17 3/4"
Cutting Style
# Pieces
1858 (record # of pieces, stood until the 99th puzzle of the 100 Puzzles Project)
Color Line Cutting
Some
Figurals
46 figurals, I think

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