Animal Crossing New Horizons How to tell if art is real or fake | Art List and Guide
With the addition of Redd and the art section of the museum to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there’s a whole new category of items to collect. However, it’s not as easy as buying new paintings and sculptures and running them over to Blathers. Unfortunately, Redd isn’t a very discerning merchant, so you’ll have to be on the lookout for signs to tell if art is fake in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Unfortunately, if you’re not familiar with the original works, it’s not easy to tell if art is fake in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The differences between the counterfeit paintings and sculptures can be very subtle. Luckily, we’ve put together a list of the art in New Horizons with both the in-game and real names. We’ve also listed how you can spot the fakes that we’ve found so far.
How do I tell if art is fake in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
As stated above, the art fakes in New Horizons are subtle. Unfortunately, Redd doesn’t give you the real name of artwork when you’re viewing it in his boat, which can make it very difficult if you’re not familiar with historical paintings and sculptures. The truth is, there’s no easy way to tell a piece of art in New Horizons is fake or not.
Your best bet, if you aren’t intimately familiar with the piece of art you’re viewing, is to identify it from our list below or a Google search. From there, you can view the painting or sculpture and compare it to what you’re seeing. Be thorough in your examination, though. Again, the differences between the fake in the game and the real art can be as subtle as a small variation in color.
Also, be aware that not every piece of art has a fake counterpart. We haven’t 100% confirmed this, but we haven’t spotted fakes for some art over multiple saves.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Art List | Art Real Names and Fake Descriptions
| In-Game Name | Real Name: | Real Description: | Fake Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Painting | Leonardo da Vinci, Virtuvian Man, 1490 AD | Paper is worn, but not stained. | Paper has a coffee ring stain in the upper right corner. |
| Beautiful Statue | Alexandros of Antioch, Venus De Milo, 101 BC | Flawless stomach. | Has a chip on the upper right of the stomach just above the navel. |
| Calm Painting | Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886 AD | N/A | No fake found. |
| Dynamic Painting | Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, c. 1829-1833 AD | N/A | No fake found. |
| Famous Painting | Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 AD | No eyebrows. | Bumpin' eyebrows. |
| Flowery Painting | Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888 AD | N/A | No fake found. |
| Graceful Painting | Hishikawa Moronobu, Beauty Looking Back, c. 17th Century AD | Woman takes up only the bottom 2/3rds or so of the painting. Has a white tag to the left of her hair near her collar. | Woman takes up almost the whole painting. Tag is missing. |
| Jolly Painting | Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Summer, 1563 AD | Has a sprout of artichoke on the fruit/vegetable person's chest in the lower right part of the painting. | Missing the sprout. |
| Moody Painting | Jean-Francois Millet, The Sower, 1850 AD | N/A | No fake found. |
| Motherly Statue | Unknown, Capitoline Wolf, c. 11th-12th Century AD | No tongue visible. | Tongue hanging out of mouth. |
| Scary Painting | Toshusai Sharaku, Otani Oniji the 3rd as Yakko Edobei, c. 1794-1795 AD | Angry eyebrows. | Sad eyebrows. |
| Scenic Painting | Pieter Brueghel the Elder, The Hunters in the Snow, 1565 AD | Two hunters and approx 11-12 dogs. | One hunter and approx 9-10 dogs. |
| Serene Painting | Leonardo Da Vinci, Lady with an Ermine, 1489-1490 AD | Ermine is pure white. | Ermine has gray fur about its head and upper body. |
| Warm Painting | Francisco de Goya, The Clothed Maja, c. 1798-1805 AD | N/A | No fake found. |
| Warrior Statue | Unknown, Terracotta Warrior, c. Third Century BC | Not holding anything. | Holding a shovel. |
| Wistful Painting | Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665 | Girl has a pearl earring. | Girl has a star earring. |
This list is a work in progress….
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