Golf, JvH (5000 pcs)

Welcome to the wildest golf course Jan van Haasteren ever dreamed up. Spread across both sides of a dramatic rocky canyon, this 5000-piece jigsaw puzzle is no ordinary eighteen holes: golfers have to juggle fairways perched right at the edge of the void, a waterfall crashing straight down into a pool dotted with small boats, and a little tourist train chugging across the ravine on a wooden bridge crowded with onlookers. Atop one cliff sits a house with a smoking chimney, while a tiny plane buzzes overhead and a giant rainbow-striped canopy stretches between the two cliff faces like an improvised zip line. Wherever you look, dozens of colourful characters are busy doing something: golfers lining up their shot, spectators packed along the paths, curious onlookers perched in the trees. It is the signature Jan van Haasteren touch: a comic scene overflowing with detail, where every corner of the box hides another mini-story waiting to be uncovered as you piece it together.

This illustration by Jan van Haasteren is also available in more modest 1000- and 1500-piece formats, but it is the 5000-piece version that lets the scene reveal its full richness of detail. As in every one of his puzzles, the Dutch artist tucked away his secret signature somewhere in the image: a hidden shark fin that fans love to hunt down before they even start piecing it together. Jan van Haasteren puzzles are also made from recycled cardboard, a small environmental gesture that takes nothing away from the fun of the build.

Jan van Haasteren has spent decades drawing scenes packed with visual gags and colourful characters, a style that has made him one of the most recognized comic puzzle illustrators in the world. Fans of his work will find the same untamed energy here as in his other cult scenes, where the crowd and the organized chaos tell a whole story on their own.

DIMENSIONS
Completed puzzle: 156 x 107 cm