""They really set themselves up for a challenge, because there's aspects of the Impressionist technique that don't necessarily lend themselves to being translated into small Lego pieces," said Alison Hokanson, a European paintings curator at the Met who specializes in 19th- and early 20th-century central and Northern European art. She was blown away by the final product, which faithfully translates Monet's vision in Lego form."
"The kit, which will go on sale March 4, features an intimidating 3,179 pieces, and is priced at $249.99-the most expensive entry in the series to date. The Lego art series kicked off in 2020 with a Lego copy of the famed Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe silkscreen, and also includes a version of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers, designed in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art partnered with Lego to create a Lego Art set reproducing Claude Monet's 1889 Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies. The kit contains 3,179 interlocking bricks, will go on sale March 4, and is priced at $249.99, the most expensive entry in the series to date. Lego designers spent more than a year translating Impressionist techniques, visiting the museum to study the original work. Met curator Alison Hokanson praised the faithful translation despite the medium's limitations. The release includes an accompanying podcast starring Hokanson to teach Lego fans about Monet. The Lego Art line previously included Warhol and Van Gogh collaborations.
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