Art

For the collection of art-related items in Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf, see Art (category).

A player admiring various paintings in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Art refers to furniture such as paintings and sculptures, and all are based on real-life works of art. Paintings appear in every game and can be donated to the art wing of the Museum or placed in a house as decoration. Sculptures are introduced in New Leaf, and serve a similar function. In Wild World and subsequent games, there is a chance for a painting or sculpture to be a forgery. Forged artwork are less valuable than genuine pieces, and forgeries cannot be donated to the museum.

In most games, art can be bought in one of two locations: either at Tom Nook's store or from Crazy Redd's. Prior to New Leaf, they appear infrequently at Tom Nook's store as Spotlight items and are guaranteed to be authentic. Paintings are stocked more frequently at Crazy Redd's; there is always one painting in his original stock of three items. However, Redd's paintings are more expensive (costing 3,920 Bells) and there is a chance for it to be counterfeit. Villagers frequently speak of Redd's illicit dealings, some having even bought a painting and having it identified as a fake later, much to their dismay. If a villager mentions having bought a fake painting, it means that the painting at the moment in stock at Crazy Redd's is fake.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, artwork can be obtained in only one of two ways. Villagers may occasionally give the player artwork, but this artwork can be either genuine or fake. Timmy and Tommy's store does not offer artwork as an option for ordering in the catalog. However, periodically Redd's Gallery will appear in the Plaza, and each player may purchase a single item which will be subsequently mailed to their house. As in other games, not all items offered by Redd are genuine, although forged paintings and sculptures appear differently to the genuine pieces. Forgeries can be easily determined with knowledge of the work of art in real life. The process is mostly the same in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though with Redd's tent replaced with Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler, a boat which periodically appears on the beach at the back of the player's island. Jock, lazy, smug, and cranky villagers in this game can also occasionally mail the player artwork, which can be either real or fake: jock and lazy villagers can send any piece of art, real or fake, smug villagers can only send forgeries, and cranky villagers can specifically send any sculpture, real or fake, but not paintings (incidentally, both halves of the Wild Painting are treated as sculptures in the game's code, resulting in cranky villagers being able to mail copies of them to the player).

After being bought, artwork may be donated to the museum by speaking to the curator, Blathers. Donations can be made unless the same work of art is already on display or is forged. Accepted art will be added to the gallery in the museum with a corresponding title and name of the player who donated it. If the artwork is forged, Blathers will identify it as such and reject the donation, in keeping with the museum's wish for high quality exhibits. Artwork may also be placed in a house, with paintings placed on an easel.

In all games before New Leaf, forged artwork can be sold for 10 Bells. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, players may exchange a forged painting for 100 Bells if they have previously signed up for Lyle's insurance. In New Leaf, forged artwork cannot be sold, and Re-Tail will charge players a disposal fee instead.

All artwork items in Animal Crossing are based on artwork in the real world, such as paintings resembling Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, or Klimt's The Kiss, and sculptures resembling Michelangelo's David. No items use real-world names, instead being named with an adjective followed by the word 'Painting' or 'Statue'. Such examples are the Worthy Painting, Flowery Painting, and the Mystic Statue.

In New Leaf, some villagers may tell the player that they have met a 'red figure' in the train station, referring to Crazy Redd, then telling the player they bought a painting from him. The villagers will ask the player to buy it from them and that they have no idea if it is a forgery or not.

Lists of Art

• Art in Animal Crossing
• Art in Wild World
• Art in City Folk
• Art in New Leaf
• Art in New Horizons

Animal Crossing: City Folk

There are twenty-three paintings available in Animal Crossing: City Folk. A list can be found on page 42 of the instruction manual, the final page, and is entitled 'Real-world names and credits for artworks used'.

Item Name	Original Painting	Artist	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color	Genres	Size (sq)
Amazing Painting 80px	Night Watch	Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Basic Painting	The Blue Boy	Thomas Gainsborough	1,960	490	Spotlight item	Blue/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Calm Painting	A Sunday on La Grande Jette	Georges Seurat	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Common Painting	The Gleaners	Jean-Francois Millet	1,960	490	Spotlight item	Yellow/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Dynamic Painting	The Great Wave off Kanagawa	Katsushika Hokusai	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Famous Painting	Mona Lisa	Leonardo da Vinci	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Brown (x2)	Retro/Dignified	1
Fine Painting	Joyeusete (Arearea)	Paul Gauguin	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Flowery Painting	Sunflowers	Vincent Van Gogh	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Yellow/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Forged Painting	-	-	3,920	10	Crazy Redd's	-	-	1
Jolly Painting	Summer	Giuseppe Arcimboldo	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Yellow/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Moody Painting 60px	The Sower	Jean-Francois Millet	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Moving Painting	The Birth of Venus	Sandro Botticelli	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Nice Painting	The Fifer	Edouard Manet	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Red/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Perfect Painting	Still Life with Apples and Oranges	Paul Cézanne	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Proper Painting	A Bar at the Folies-Bergere	Édouard Manet	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Orange/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Quaint Painting	The Kitchen Maid	Jan Vermeer	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Scary Painting	Actor Otani Oniji III as the Yakko Edobei	Toshusai Sharaku	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Gray/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Scenic Painting	The Hunters in the Snow	Pieter Bruegel the Elder	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Serene Painting	Lady with an Ermine	Leonardo da Vinci	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Solemn Painting	Las Meninas	Diego Velazquez	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Strange Painting 60px	Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant	Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Warm Painting	La Maja Vestida	Francisco de Goya	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Wistful Painting	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Johannes Vermeer	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1
Worthy Painting	Liberty Leading the People	Eugène Delacroix	3,920	490	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Retro/Dignified	1

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Paintings

There are twenty-five paintings available in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Most of the paintings from City Folk are present, with a couple paintings added or replaced.

Item Name	Original Painting	Artist	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color	Interior Theme(s)	Style	Size (sq)
Amazing Painting 80px	Night Watch	Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Basic Painting	The Blue Boy	Thomas Gainsborough	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Blue/Brown	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Calm Painting	A Sunday on La Grande Jette	Georges Seurat	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Common Painting	The Gleaners	Jean-Francois Millet	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Yellow/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Dynamic Painting	The Great Wave off Kanagawa	Katsushika Hokusai	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Harmonious/Antique	Historical	1
Famous Painting	Mona Lisa	Leonardo da Vinci	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Brown (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Fine Painting	Joyeusete (Arearea)	Paul Gauguin	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Flowery Painting	Sunflowers	Vincent Van Gogh	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Yellow/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Graceful Painting 60px	Beauty Looking Back	Hishikawa Moronobu	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Red/Brown	Harmonious/Antique	Historical	1
Jolly Painting	Summer	Giuseppe Arcimboldo	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Yellow/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Moody Painting 60px	The Sower	Jean-Francois Millet	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Moving Painting	The Birth of Venus	Sandro Botticelli	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Neutral Painting 80px	Basket of Fruit	Caravaggio	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Nice Painting	The Fifer	Edouard Manet	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Red/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Perfect Painting	Still Life with Apples and Oranges	Paul Cézanne	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Proper Painting	A Bar at the Folies-Bergere	Édouard Manet	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Orange/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Quaint Painting	The Kitchen Maid	Jan Vermeer	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Scary Painting	Actor Otani Oniji III as the Yakko Edobei	Toshusai Sharaku	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Gray/Brown	Harmonious/Antique	Historical	1
Scenic Painting	The Hunters in the Snow	Pieter Bruegel the Elder	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Serene Painting	Lady with an Ermine	Leonardo da Vinci	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Solemn Painting	Las Meninas	Diego Velazquez	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Warm Painting	La Maja Vestida	Francisco de Goya	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Wild Painting	Wind God and Thunder God	Tawaraya Sotatsu	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Brown (x2)	Harmonious/Antique	Historical	1
Wistful Painting	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Johannes Vermeer	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Colorful/Brown	Antique	Historical	1
Worthy Painting	Liberty Leading the People	Eugène Delacroix	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Black/Brown	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1

Statues

A new addition to Animal Crossing: New Leaf are statues. Like the paintings, they are sold by Crazy Redd. There are eight in total.

Item Name	Original Sculpture	Artist	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color	Interior Theme(s)	Style	Size (sq)
Ancient Statue	Jomon Period "Dogū" Figurine	Unknown	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Gray (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Beautiful Statue	Venus de Milo	Alexandros of Antioch	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Gallant Statue	David	Michelangelo	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Great Statue	King Kamehameha I	Thomas Ridgeway Gould	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Yellow / Black	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Motherly Statue	Capitoline Wolf	Unknown	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Pink / Brown	Antique	Historical	2
Mystic Statue	Bust of Nefertiti	Thutmose	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	Yellow / Black	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Robust Statue	The Diskobolus of Myron	Myron	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	1
Valiant Statue	Nike of Samothrace	Unknown	3,920	980	Crazy Redd's	White (x2)	Antique/Quirky	Historical	4

Trivia

• Wendell's Painting, which can be bought from his RV, is not a piece of Art, and thus cannot be donated to the Museum.
  • Despite that, it can be sold at Re-Tail for 3,000 Bells, much more than any other Painting or Sculpture.

See also

• Art (category) - a category of furniture for works of art
• Forgery