"LEGO reproduces Claude Monet's 1899 Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies painting into a buildable set, in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Comprising 3,179 bricks, the project reinterprets the artist's impressionist brushwork, from the layered strokes to the atmospheric colors of the flowers and greenery. The LEGO set replicates the painting, housed in The Met's collection, as discrete tiles."
"The Claude Monet LEGO set comes with tactile tiles that, when put together, conceive the view of the water from the original painting, even slightly shifting with the color because of the different shades of the blocks. A diagonal band of lighter elements cuts from the top right to the bottom left, reflecting the streak of light that structures the original canvas, and the bridge appears in the forefront visibly, colored in light blue and comprising rectangular bricks."
"Using the 3,179 blocks, the Claude Monet LEGO set comes to life brick by brick, slowly creating a shallow topography that reimagines the impressionist style of the original painting at The Met. A denser concentration of lilies appears on the right side, referencing the artist's preference for organic irregularity. This uneven design makes the scene feel more alive because it's not as perfect as it seems. Small details, such as butterflies, flowers, and fruit elements, extend the theme of cultivated nature,"
LEGO and The Metropolitan Museum of Art produced a 3,179-brick buildable rendition of Claude Monet's 1899 Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies. Tactile tiles assemble into a larger mosaic that reproduces layered impressionist strokes and atmospheric color variations, causing subtle shifts in tone depending on block shades. The composition includes an arched bridge in light blue, a reflective pond, clusters of lilies, and a diagonal band of lighter elements echoing a streak of light. Denser lilies on the right create organic irregularity, while added elements like butterflies and fruit evoke cultivated garden details. The set includes a wall hanger and digital Builder app instructions.
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