Redd's Art Guide: Fake vs Real Artwork
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There are different ways to tell if an art piece from Redd is real or fake in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn how to tell between real and fake art, how to get art and what to do with it, how to get rid of fake art, and what you should do if you can't donate in our guide!
| All Art Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
 Redd's Art Guide |
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 Paintings |
 Statues |
 Haunted Art |
List of Contents
How to Tell If An Artwork is Real or Fake
List of All Real and Fake Art
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| Artwork | Difference |
|---|---|
 Academic Painting (Vitruvian Man) |
Real: · There is no coffee stain on the upper-right corner. Fake: · There is a coffee stain on the upper-right corner. |
 Amazing Painting (The Night Watch) |
Real: · The man in black in the center is wearing a hat. Fake: · The man in black in the center is not wearing a hat. |
 Ancient Statue (Shakōki-Dogū) |
Real: · There are no eyes and antennas on its head. Fake: · It has antennas on its head. · (Night) It has a pair of glowing eyes. |
 Basic Painting (The Blue Boy) |
Real: · The boy has short hair. Fake: · The boy has longer hair, with bangs covering his entire forehead. |
 Beautiful Statue (Venus de Milo) |
Real: · There is no necklace. Fake: · The statue has a necklace. |
 Calm Painting (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte) |
This painting is always real. |
 Common Painting (The Gleaners) |
This painting is always real. |
 Detailed Painting (Rooster and Hen with Hydrangeas) |
Real: · The flowers are blue. Fake: · The flowers are red. |
 Dynamic Painting (The Great Wave off Kanagawa) |
This painting is always real. |
 Familiar Statue (The Thinker) |
This painting is always real. |
 Famous Painting (Mona Lisa) |
Real: · Has no eyebrows. Fake: · Has thick, raised eyebrows. |
 Flowery Painting (Sunflowers) |
This painting is always real. |
 Gallant Statue (David) |
Real: · He is not holding a book. Fake: · He is holding a book. |
 Glowing Painting (The Fighting Temeraire) |
This painting is always real. |
 Graceful Painting (Beauty Looking Back) |
Real: · The head is in the center and does not reach the top edge of the scroll. Fake: · The lady is larger in size, with her head almost reaching the top edge of the scroll. · (Night) The lady is facing to the left. |
 Great Statue (King Kamehameha I) |
This painting is always real. |
 Informative Statue (Rosetta Stone) |
Real: · The stone is gray. Fake: · The stone is blue. · (Night) The stone is glowing. |
 Jolly Painting (Summer) |
Real: · There is a flower on the chest in the lower-right corner. Fake: · There is no flower on the chest. |
 Moody Painting (The Sower) |
This painting is always real. |
 Motherly Statue (Capitoline Wolf) |
Real: · The mother`s tongue is not sticking out. Fake: · The mother`s tongue is sticking out. |
 Moving Painting (The Birth of Venus) |
Real: · There are trees on right side. Fake: · There are no trees on right side. |
 Mysterious Painting (Isle of the Dead) |
This painting is always real. |
 Mystic Statue (Nefertiti Bust) |
Real: · There are no earrings. Fake: · It is wearing one earring. |
 Nice Painting (The Fifer) |
This painting is always real. |
 Perfect Painting (Apples and Oranges) |
This painting is always real. |
 Proper Painting (A Bar at the Folies-Bergère) |
This painting is always real. |
 Quaint Painting (The Milkmaid) |
Real: · A small amount of milk is being poured. Fake: · Lots of milk is being poured out. |
 Robust Statue (Discobolus) |
Real: · He is not wearing a wristwatch. Fake: · He is wearing a wristwatch. |
 Rock-Head Statue (Olmec Colossal Head) |
Real: · The corners of the mouth are turned down. Fake: · The statue has smiling lips. |
 Scary Painting (Ōtani Oniji the 3rd as Yakko Edobei) |
Real: · Eyebrows are pulled down. Fake: · Has weak/worried-looking eyebrows. · (Night) The man is smiling. |
 Scenic Painting (The Hunters in the Snow) |
Real: · There are 2 men and 13 dogs on the lower-left. Fake: · There is only 1 man on the lower-left, and there are 11 dogs. |
 Serene Painting (Lady with an Ermine) |
Real: · The lady is holding a white ermine. Fake: · The ermine is black. |
 Sinking Painting (Ophelia) |
This painting is always real. |
 Solemn Painting (Las Meninas) |
Real: · The man at the back is holding the doorframe. Fake: · The man at the back is not touching the doorframe. |
 Tremendous Statue (Houmuwu Ding) |
Real: · There is no lid on the top. Fake: · The ding has a lid on the top with a handle. |
 Twinkling Painting (The Starry Night) |
This painting is always real. |
 Valiant Statue (Nike of Samothrace) |
Real: · The right leg is placed forward. Fake: · The left leg is placed forward. |
 Warm Painting (The Clothed Maja) |
This painting is always real. |
 Warrior Statue (Terracotta Army) |
Real: · The man is not holding anything in his hands. Fake: · The man is holding a shovel. |
 Wild Painting Left Half (Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin (L)) |
Real: · The thunder god is color white. Fake: · The thunder god is color green, and has a signature at the left corner. |
 Wild Painting Right Half (Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin (R)) |
Real: · The wind god is color green. Fake: · The wind god is color white, and has a signature at the right corner |
 Wistful Painting (Girl with a Pearl Earring) |
Real: · The girl is wearing a pearl earring and has her eyes open. Fake: · The girl is wearing a larger, star-shaped earring. · (Night) The girl is wearing a larger, star-shaped earring, and her eyes are closed. |
 Worthy Painting (Liberty Leading the People) |
This painting is always real. |
There are 43 pieces of artwork that you can purchase from Redd to donate to the museum. However, he might try to sell you a fake, so make sure to look at a piece carefully before purchasing it.
List of Rare Artworks
List of Haunted Art
 Ancient Statue |
 Graceful Painting |
 Informative Statue |
 Scary Painting |
 Wistful Painting |
Haunted Art is a special kind of artwork that changes at night past 7 PM. They are always fake, but you may still purchase them if you want to use them as personal furniture.
List of Rare Paintings
| Calm Painting |
Flowery Painting |
| Graceful Painting |
Mysterious Painting |
| Proper Painting |
 Scenic Painting |
 Solemn Painting |
Warm Painting |
 Wild Painting Left Half |
 Wild Painting Right Half |
| Worthy Painting |
These are among the rarest paintings that Redd sells. Count yourself lucky if you manage to buy a genuine one from Redd!
List of Rare Statues
| Great Statue |
 Robust Statue |
 Tremendous Statue |
 Valiant Statue |
Statues, in general, are uncommon and are sold less frequently. These, however, are among the rarest of them all.
How to Get Rid of Fake Art
Use the Trash Can
Fake artwork cannot be sold, so you will need to dispose them using a trash can.
Press the A button when you're in front of any trash can or bin, and simply choose what pieces you want to throw!
How to Get Steel Trash Can
Leave It Behind on Mystery Island Tours
Since you can never visit the same island twice, anything you leave behind on your island tours will be gone forever. This is the perfect way to leave behind anything you don't need.
Give It To Your Villagers
You can also gift fake artwork to your villagers. If you visit their home, you may even see it displayed.
How to Raise Villager Friendship
How to Get Art
Buy From Redd's Treasure Trawler
Art can be purchased from Redd in his Treasure Trawler. The Treasure Trawler appears after you talked to Redd after the Art Gallery Upgrade, and will appear randomly every two weeks at the Secret Beach once you have donated one of Redd's art to the museum.
Keep in mind that you're only allowed to purchase 1 piece of art per visit, so make sure to choose carefully.
How to Get Art from the Treasure Trawler
Buy From Redd's Shop on Harvey's Island
You can also buy art from Redd's shop on Harvey's Island. Just like the Treasure Trawler, you can only buy 1 piece of art, but the limit is set per day. This makes completing the Art Gallery much faster.
How to Find Redd's Shop on Harv's Island
Delivered as a Gift From Villagers
Sometimes, you may receive art as a gift in your mail from a villager. However, since it was given as a gift, you will not be able to tell if it is real or fake, so you will need to have it assessed by Blathers.
What to Do with Real Art
Donate to the Museum for the Art Gallery
We recommend donating real art to Blathers at the Museum, so they can be displayed on the Art Gallery.
You can view each real art piece in the Art Gallery and learn more about that piece by pressing A when in front of it.
How to Get the Art Gallery Upgrade
Place Art as Decoration
Since art pieces are treated as furniture items, you can display them in your home, or you can even create your own art exhibit outside!
Earn Nook Miles from your Art Collection
You can get Nook Miles based off of the number of art pieces you have collected!
| True Patron of the Arts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Activity Summary | Miles | Titles |
| Collect 1 artwork. | 300 | Shady/Seller |
| Collect 10 artworks. | 500 | Discerning/Aficionado |
| Collect 20 artworks. | 1000 | Bold/Artistic Statement |
Nook Mileage Program Activities & Rewards List
What to Do if You Can't Donate Art
Check if it Has Already Been Donated at the Museum
If you are unable to donate a real work of art, you should visit the Art Gallery at the Museum to check if you donated it previously.
Even if you did not donate an artwork, you will not be able to donate it if another player on the same island already donated.
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Unless I'm just blind... it seems you are missing quaint painting from your list