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Interactive Animal Crossing Art Guide: Spot the Fake

Jolly Redd is shady—even Isabelle thinks so... Here's a quick way to know what you're buying legit works of art. Or not, if that's your thing.
Animal Crossing New Horizons has added 43 paintings and sculptures, which you can purchase from Redd's boat (whenever it happens to show up). I've created the table below to weed out fake paintings, track pieces of art that you've bought, and which you've donated to Blathers.
Copy this doc to start your art checklist!
Oh, and I've highlighted the real paintings without fakes in green!
Collection progress:
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37
% of tasks completed)
Artwork
Original
Reveal fake?
Bought from Redd
Donated
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Academic Painting
Reveal!
2
Amazing Painting
Reveal!
3
Ancient Statue
Reveal!
4
Basic Painting
Reveal!
5
Beautiful Statue
Reveal!
6
Calm Painting
Reveal!
7
Common Painting
Reveal!
8
Detailed Painting
Reveal!
9
Dynamic Painting
Reveal!
10
Familiar Statue
Reveal!
11
Famous Painting
Reveal!
12
Flowery Painting
Reveal!
13
Gallant Statue
Reveal!
14
Glowing Painting
Reveal!
15
Graceful Painting
Reveal!
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Great Statue
Reveal!
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Informative Statue
Reveal!
18
Jolly Painting
Reveal!
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Moody Painting
Reveal!
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Motherly Statue
Reveal!
21
Moving Painting
Reveal!
22
Mysterious Painting
Reveal!
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Mystic Statue
Reveal!
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Nice Painting
Reveal!
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Perfect Painting
Reveal!
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Proper Painting
Reveal!
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Quaint Painting
Reveal!
28
Robust Statue
Reveal!
29
Rock-head Statue
Reveal!
30
Scary Painting
Reveal!
31
Scenic Painting
Reveal!
32
Serene Painting
Reveal!
33
Sinking Painting
Reveal!
34
Solemn Painting
Reveal!
35
Tremendous Statue
Reveal!
36
Twinkling Painting
Reveal!
37
Valiant Statue
Reveal!
38
Warm Painting
Reveal!
39
Warrior Statue
Reveal!
40
Wild Painting Left Half
Reveal!
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Wild Painting Right Half
Reveal!
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Wistful Painting
Reveal!
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Worthy Painting
Reveal!
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Reveal!
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Animal crossing art guide FAQs

How to spot fake art in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

To spot a fake version of a famous painting, zoom in to check for little clues that might indicate a painting is faker or not. Pay close attention to the colors, light, missing elements, shapes, etc.

Which paintings can I find in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

There are 30 painting categories in the game, including Academic painting, Amazing Painting, Basic Painting, Calm painting, Common Painting, Detailed Painting, Dynamic Painting, Graceful Painting, Glowing Painting, Famous Painting, Flowery Painting, Jolly Painting, Moody Painting, Moving Painting, Mysterious Painting, Nice Painting, Perfect Painting, Proper Painting, Quaint Painting, Scary Painting, Scenic Painting, Serene Painting, Sinking Painting, Solemn Painting, Twinkling Painting, Warm Painting, Wild Painting Left Half, Wild Painting Right Half, Wistful Painting, Worthy Painting.

Which statues can I find in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

There are 13 different statues in the game, including Ancient Statue, Beautiful Statue, Gallant Statue, Great Statue, Familiar Statue, Informative Statue, Motherly Statue, Mystic Statue, Robust Statue, Rock-head Statue, Tremendous Statue, Valiant Statue, Warrior Statue.

What are some of the most famous paintings found in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

Some of the most famous paintings you will find in the game are:
Mona Lisa and Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
Starry Night and Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
The birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
A Sunday afternoon on the island of la grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Apples and oranges by Paul Cézanne
Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough
The fifer by Edouard Manet
Girl with a pearl earring by Johannes Vermeer
The night watch by Rembrandt van Rijn
Las meninas by Diego Velazquez
The clothed Maja by Francisco de Goya

What are some of the most famous statues found in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

Some of the most famous statues you will get to evaluate in the game are:
Discobolus by an unknown artist
David by Michelangelo
Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose
The thinker by Auguste Rodin
Rosetta stone by an unknown artist
Terracotta Warrior by an unknown artist
Capitoline wolf by an unknown artist
Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch
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