With The Kiss joining LEGO Art, Gustav Klimt becomes the latest artist to have a masterpiece rebuilt in bricks.
Across the LEGO Art theme – and LEGO Ideas – some of the greatest artists in history have had their most famous works recreated as LEGO models, designed to be displayed on the walls of your home rather than inside a museum.
Here is every LEGO Art set based on real-life artwork, listed in release date order.
31197 Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe
Pieces: 3,341 Price: £114.99 / $119.99 / €119.99 Release date: August 1, 2020 Availability: Retired
Released in August 2020, 31197 Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe is not based on a traditional painting, but rather a series of silkscreen prints.
The LEGO Group recreated Warhol’s famous 1967 collection featuring the Hollywood star, which was made using a publicity photograph of Monroe from the 1953 film Niagara.
31205 Jim Lee Batman Collection
Pieces: 4,167 Price: £104.99 / $119.99 / €119.99 Release date: March 1, 2022 Availability: Retired
31205 Jim Lee Batman Collection is a unique entry on this list, as it is based on artwork created specifically for the LEGO Group rather than an existing historical piece.
The set depicts Batman, Joker, and Harley Quinn in exclusive artwork drawn by one of the most famous comic book artists of all time, Jim Lee. The original illustrations can be seen on the cover of the instruction booklet.
31206 The Rolling Stones
Pieces: 1,998 Price: £129.99 / $149.99 / €149.99 Release date: June 1, 2022 Availability: Retired
The instantly recognisable Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo was transformed into a LEGO set with 31206 The Rolling Stones.
The design was originally created in 1970 by artist John Pasche, who was commissioned by Mick Jagger to create a distinctive logo for the band. More than 50 years later, the design became a LEGO model.
21333 Vincent van Gogh – The Starry Night
Pieces: 2,316 Price: £149.99 / $169.99 / €169.99 Release date: June 1, 2022 Availability: Retiring soon
The only set on this list that includes a minifigure – and not technically part of the LEGO Art theme – 21333 Vincent van Gogh – The Starry Night recreates the Dutch artist’s 1889 masterpiece.
Currently housed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the LEGO set also features a smaller canvas and a Vincent van Gogh minifigure painting the artwork.
31208 Hokusai – The Great Wave
Pieces: 1,810 Price: £89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 Release date: January 1, 2023 Availability: Retiring soon
Released in January 2023, 31208 Hokusai – The Great Wave recreates the iconic Japanese woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, originally created in the 1830s by Katsushika Hokusai.
The artwork is arguably Hokusai’s most famous creation, depicting towering waves threatening traditional fishing boats navigating the waters off Kanagawa.
31213 Mona Lisa
Pieces: 1,503 Price: £89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 Release date: October 1, 2024 Availability: Retiring soon
Arguably the most famous painting in history, 31213 Mona Lisa depicts Leonardo da Vinci’s beautiful portrait. Famously housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, the painting was created between 1503 and 1519.
The artwork holds the Guinness World Record for the highest known insurance valuation in history, with an estimated value equivalent to around $800 million.
31214 LOVE
Pieces: 791 Price: £69.99 / $79.99 / €79.99 Release date: January 1, 2025 Availability: In-store and online
The LEGO Group has a long history of celebrating pop art, and 31214 LOVE is one of its clearest examples. Based on Robert Indiana’s famous 1964 artwork, the design was originally created as a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art before evolving into a series of famous outdoor steel sculptures displayed around the world.
31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers
Pieces: 2,615 Price: £169.99 / $199.99 / €199.99 Release date: March 1, 2025 Availability: In-store and online
LEGO Art eventually brought Vincent van Gogh back from LEGO Ideas with the March 2025 release of 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers.
The famous series of sunflower paintings was created between 1888 and 1889, with different versions now housed in museums and collections across the world, including London, Tokyo, Munich, and Amsterdam.
31216 Keith Haring – Dancing Figures
Pieces: 1,773 Price: £104.99 / $119.99 / €119.99 Release date: May 15, 2025 Availability: In-store and online
The most recent LEGO Art celebration of pop art, 31216 Keith Haring – Dancing Figures showcases the instantly recognisable style of Keith Haring.
During the 1980s, Haring began drawing on blank advertising panels in New York City’s subway system using white chalk. Those simple figures would eventually become globally recognised symbols of his work.
31220 Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
Pieces: 3,179 Price: £179.99 / $249.99 / €199.99 Release date: March 1, 2026 Availability: In-store and online
Released in March 2026, 31220 Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies recreates the Impressionist painter’s famous oil painting.
The artwork captures the Japanese-style footbridge in Monet’s garden at Giverny, France, and is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
31221 Gustav Klimt – The Kiss
Pieces: 4,000 Price: £269.99 / $299.99 / €299.99 Release date: August 1, 2026 Availability: Coming soon
The newest LEGO Art set revealed, 31221 Gustav Klimt – The Kiss recreates one of the Austrian painter’s most famous works.
Painted between 1907 and 1908, The Kiss depicts an embracing couple surrounded by gold patterns and wildflowers. The original artwork is housed at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
The set will release on August 1 for LEGO Insiders before becoming widely available on August 4.
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