In 1943 world famous artist Piet Mondrian painted Broadway Boogie Woogie in his signature straight lined colorful graphic layout. It is one of a kind. In 2018, Got Magic, Inc. released the Mondrian: Broadway playing cards using the Broadway Boogie Woogie design. There are only 7,500 decks and once they are gone, they are gone. The prior (and original) Mondrian deck sold out in less than a month.
This 56 card deck is beautiful and sells for $14.97. I am almost sorry I opened it because I want to have a sealed box as a collector’s item. The card backs are a two-way design that is instantly recognizable as a Mondrian painting. (See the attached photo). The faces of the cards are standard pips and designs and colors except for the custom multi-color Ace of Spades (again, see the attached picture) and the Court cards whose blue tones are neon blue and the images are just a tad bit smaller than your standard Bikes.
Also included with this deck are 2 Jokers. The Jokers are similar images of an outline of a stylish short-haired woman wearing a sleeveless full body cocktail dress with the Mondrian design on the dress. The only difference between the two Jokers is that one of the design patterns on the dress is in color and one is in back and grays. This makes for an excellent color change. Love it! You also get a double-backer and a blank faced card.
The tuck box is the same design as the card backs and has Mondrian’s signature in silver across one of the sides of the box. The box gives credit for the card design to Yves Krahenbuhl. The flap contains the words “Broadway Boogie Woogie 1943” on it and the inside of the box is the card back design, but with reflective silver and white only.
Although I don’t have a calipers to measure the thickness of the cards, they feel a bit slimmer and more flexible than your standard Bikes. They are quality cards and can be used for anything, especially magic and cardistry. They faro’ed very nicely!
I highly recommend this beautiful deck of cards. Don’t hesitate to buy these before they sell out or you will be sorry!
This great deck of cards can be purchased at any Murphy’s Magic outlet.
