Animal Crossing New Horizons Redd guide: Real or fake art complete list

Jolly Redd has returned to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, bringing furniture and art with him.

Redd will have four different art pieces in on his boat (as well as two pieces of regular furniture). As in past games, Redd will sell genuine artworks (that can be donated to the Museum) and forgeries (which can’t be donated). Below we’ll go over how to spot a fake.

You can only buy one of the four art pieces displayed, so choose wisely. Based on our experiences, it’s possible for all four of the art pieces to be fake. From counting the name plates in the museum, there are 43 art pieces to find and donate.

Once you buy it from Redd, the art will get mailed to you the next day.

Where do I find Redd?

You’ll need to talk to Blathers and have him mention the idea of allowing art before Redd will show up. According to a data mine by Ninji, this will happen once you submit at least 60 donations to the museum (fish, bugs, or fossils). The day after Blathers talks about art, Isabelle will warn you of shady art dealers during her morning announcements. You’ll then be able to find Redd roaming your island.

Upon talking to him, he’ll offer you a random painting for a for a whopping 498,000 Bells. After declining, he’ll give you a “discount” to 4,980 Bells. This art piece will be genuine.

Donate the first piece of art to Blathers, and he’ll talk about opening an art exhibit. The next day, the museum will be closed for renovations. Another day later, the museum will open with an art exhibit and Redd will start appearing on your island on random days.

Redd shows up on a boat at your island’s tiny beach in the north of your island. The beach is all the way on the back of your island, and if you haven’t terraformed back there, you’ll likely need a ladder to reach it.

Redd’s boat will appear on random days, similar to other island merchants like Kicks and Flick. We’re unsure if Redd’s boat has any unlocking prerequisites (such as needing the Resident Services tent to upgrade to a building before he’ll show up, or needing to donate a certain amount to the Museum).

What do I do with the art?

The art can be donated to the Museum, provided that it’s genuine. It can also be used as a normal furniture item to be displayed in your home. If it’s a statue, it can also be placed anywhere on the island.

If you buy a fake, not even Timmy and Tommy will want to buy it. You’ll have to dispose of it using a Trash Can furnishing item if you don’t want it anymore. Or you can just display it and fool your uncultured friends.

How to tell which of Redd’s artworks are real and which are fake

All of Redd’s artworks are based off of real world paintings and sculptures. But the tricky fox may try to sell you a forgery that looks very similar to the genuine article. Each fake will have a visible difference from the real version.

Redd has really stepped up his game this time around and his art is pretty hard to differentiate from the real versions. Keep in mind that the differences between the real and fakes are not the same as they were in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and are much harder to spot.

In the list below, we’ll include descriptions of how you can tell the difference between a real piece of art and a forgery. We’ll keep updating as we find more.

Beautiful Statue

(Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch)

Based on our experience, the fake version seems to have a chip above her navel. The real version does not have this.

Warrior Statue

(Terracotta Warrior by Unknown)

The real version will not be holding anything. The fake version is holding a shovel.

Motherly Statue

(Captoline Wolf by Unknown)

The fake version of the Motherly Statue will have a tongue sticking out of the wolf’s mouth.

Serene Painting

(Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci)

The real version will have a woman holding an all-white ermine. In the fake version, the ermine will have raccoon-like circles around its eyes.

Warm Painting

(The Clothed Maja by Francisco de Goya)

The Warm Painting is always genuine.

Wistful Painting

(Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer)

The real version has a pearl earring (shocker). The fake version has a star-shaped earring.

Academic Painting

(Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci)

The fake version of this painting will have a coffee stain in the corner.

Graceful Painting

(Beauty Looking Back by Hishikawa Moronobu)

The real version has a white tag near her hair. The fake version does not have the tag. The woman in the fake painting is also larger.

Calm Painting

(A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat)

The Calm Painting is always genuine.

Flowery Painting

(Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh)

The Flowery Painting is always genuine.

Jolly Painting

(Summer by Giuseppe Arcimboldo)

The fake Jolly Painting will be missing the sprout on the subject’s chest.

Moody Painting

(The Sower by Jean-François Millet)

The Moody Painting is always genuine.

Famous Painting

(The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci)

The fake Famous Painting will have eyebrows.

Scary Painting

(Ōtani Oniji the 3rd as Yakko Edobei by Tōshūsai Sharaku)

The fake Scary Painting will have sad-looking eyebrows. The real one looks more angry.

Dynamic Painting

(Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai)

The Dynamic Painting is always genuine.

Scenic Painting

(The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Brueghel the Elder)

The fake version of the Scenic Painting will be missing a hunter and some dogs.

Moving Painting

(The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli)

The fake version of the Moving Painting will be missing trees in the top right corner.

Amazing Painting

(The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn)

The man in the front of the fake Amazing Painting is missing his hat.

Quaint Painting

(The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer)

In the fake version, the woman in the Quaint Painting is pouring out much more milk than she is in the real version.

Solemn Painting

(Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez)

The man in the background of the fake Solemn Painting is raising his arm more than he is in the real version.

Basic Painting

(The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough)

The fake version of the Basic Painting depicts the boy with more hair.

Worthy Painting

(Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix)

The Worthy Painting is always genuine.

Glowing Painting

(The Fighting Temeraire by Joseph Mallord William Turner)

The Glowing Painting is always genuine.

Common Painting

(The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet)

The Common Painting is always genuine.

Sinking Painting

(Ophelia by John Everett Millais)

The Sinking Painting is always genuine.

Nice Painting

(The Fifer by Édouard Manet)

The Nice Painting is always genuine.

Proper Painting

(A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet)

The Proper Painting is always genuine.

Mysterious Painting

(Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin)

The Mysterious Painting is always genuine.

Twinkling Painting

(The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh)

The Twinkling Painting is always genuine.

Perfect Painting

(Apples and Oranges by Paul Cézanne)

The Perfect Painting is always genuine.

Wild Painting Left Half

(Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin by Tawaraya Sōtatsu)

In the fake version of the Wild Painting Left Half, the beast is green. It should be white.

Wild Painting Right Half

(Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin by Tawaraya Sōtatsu)

In the fake version of the Wild Painting Right Half, the beast is white. It should be green.

Detailed Painting

(Ajisai Sōkeizu by Itō Jakuchū)

The fake Detailed Painting has purple foliage instead of blue. It’s also missing a signature on the left.

More artworks coming soon!

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