The LEGO Group, in collaboration with the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, will release a set dedicated to Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. It will consist of 4,000 pieces and will be the company’s largest set based on the painting.
Sales of the new product will start on August 1.
Unlike the original painting, the LEGO version will have a three-dimensional effect. When assembling, individual elements of the composition should be placed in layers to add depth to the work. In addition to the paper instructions, buyers will have access to interactive 3D instructions in the LEGO Builder application.
The company has engaged the curator of 19th-20th century art at the Belvedere Museum, Stephanie Auer, to work on the set. She collaborated with LEGO’s chief model designer Milan Maje to most accurately convey the features of the Austrian artist’s work.
The set will also differ in size from the painting. If the original “Kiss” is square, measuring 180 × 180 cm, then the LEGO model will have dimensions of 60 × 54 cm and a thickness of 4 cm. After assembly, it can be hung on the wall. There is a special mount for nails or hooks on the back.