To complete your museum, you have to buy paintings and works of art from Crazy Redd. But some of the works of art that he sells are fakes, which Blathers won't accept. How do you tell the real from the fake? This article explains how.
Buying Art
One day a week in your town, Crazy Redd will have a tent in the town square, near your town tree. He sells four works of art. Examine the item that you want to buy. He won't give it to you right away. Instead, he mails it to you the next day. Choose carefully! Once you buy, you can't change your mind and switch to a different item!
Telling the Real from the Fake
Crazy Redd sometimes sells fake artworks that are cheap imitations of the real thing. Blathers won't accept fakes for the museum, so you should do your best to avoid being fooled. How do you tell the difference? Each art work is based on a real work of art from the real world. Redd's fakes always have a visible difference from the real thing. Below is a list of the differences that will tell you if you're buying genuine or fake art, along with a picture of the real work of art for you to compare.
Picture of Real Art | Title and Artist | How to Spot the Fake |
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Great Wave off Kanagawa Hokusai "Dynamic Painting" |
In the fake, Mt. Fuji is very large and takes up most of the space under the wave. If Mt. Fuji is small, it's genuine. | |
Las Meninas Diego Velasquez "Solemn Painting" |
If the blonde girl is twice as tall as the girl to the left, it's fake. If the blonde girl is close to the same height as the girl to the left, it's genuine. | |
The Milkmaid Johannes Vermeer "Quaint Painting" |
If she is not wearing a hat, it's fake. If she is wearing a white hat, it's genuine. | |
The Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough "Basic Painting" |
If both of his arms are bent at his sides, it's fake. If only one of his arms is bent, it's genuine. | |
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Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci "Famous Painting" |
If her fingers are pointing to the bottom left corner of the picture, it's fake. If her fingers are pointing to the bottom right corner of the picture, it's genuine. | |
Apples and Oranges Paul Cézanne "Perfect Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
The Night Watch Rembrandt "Amazing Painting" |
If the man in white is on the left and the man in black is on the right, it's fake. If the man in white is on the right and the man in black is on the left, it's genuine. | |
Young Flautist Édouard Manet "Nice Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli "Moving Painting" |
The fake has an upside-down shell. | |
The Gleaners Jean-François Millet "Common Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Sunflowers Vincent van Gogh "Flowery Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
The Clothed Maja Francisco Goya "Warm Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Summer Giuseppe Arcimboldo "Jolly Painting" |
If the nose is made of a carrot and has green leaves hanging down, it's fake. If the nose is made of a green vegetable, it's genuine. | |
Arearea Paul Gaugin "Fine Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Otani Oniji II Tōshūsai Sharaku "Scary Painting" |
If he is only pointing one finger of each hand, it's fake. If he has all fingers sticking out, it's genuine. | |
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Édouard Manet "Proper Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Basket of Fruit Caravaggio "Neutral Painting" |
If the big green leaf on the top left has a hole in it from being eaten by insects, it's fake. If there is no hole made by insects in the big green leaf, it's genuine. | |
Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix "Worthy Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande
Jatte Georges-Pierre Seurat "Calm Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
The Sower Jean-François Millet "Moody Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer "Wistful Painting" |
If her hat is red, it's fake. If her hat is blue, it's genuine. | |
Lady with an Ermine Leonardo Da Vinci "Serene Painting" |
If she is holding a fluffy white cat with a fluffy tail, it's fake. If she is holding a skinny white ermine with no tail, it's genuine. | |
The Hunters in the Snow Pieter Bruegel "Scenic Painting" |
This painting is always genuine. | |
Wind God and Thunder God Tawaraya Sotatsu "Wild Painting" |
If the dark one is on the left and the light one is on the right, it's fake. If the light one is on the left and the dark one is on the right, it's genuine. | |
Beauty Looking Back Hishikawa Moronobu "Graceful Painting" |
If she is looking to the left, it's fake. If she is looking to the right, it's genuine. | |
Venus de Milo Unknown "Beautiful Statue" |
If she has long hair down to her shoulders, it's fake. If her hair only goes down to cover her ears, it's genuine. | |
Nike of Samothrace Unknown "Valiant Statue" |
If it has bat wings, it's fake. If it has feathery angel wings, it's genuine. | |
David Michaelangelo "Gallant Statue" |
If there is cloth hanging down his right shoulder, it's fake. If his right shoulder is bare, it's genuine. | |
Discobolus of Myron Unknown "Robust Statue" |
If he is holding an object that has bumps on it, it's fake. If he is holding a smooth disc, it's genuine. | |
King Kamehameha I Thomas R. Gould "Great Statue" |
If his arm is angled downward, it's fake. If his arm is angled upward, it's genuine. | |
Bust of Nefertiti Thutmose "Mystic Statue" |
If her hat is spherical, it's fake. If her hat is cylindrical, it's genuine. | |
Dogū Unknown "Ancient Statue" |
If its eyes are open, it's fake. If its eyes are closed, it's genuine. | |
Capitoline Wolf Unknown "Motherly Statue" |
If there is only one child below the wolf, it's fake. If there are two children, it's genuine. |