Highlights

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons can purchase paintings and statues based on famous works from a vendor named Redd.
  • Genuine paintings in Animal Crossing: New Horizons have labels on their backs, while fake ones do not.
  • Players may still need to buy paintings to check the back of the frames, increasing the chance of purchasing a fake.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons players were surprised to discover a neat detail to tell if a painting in the game is fake. The Animal Crossing franchise lets players customize their homes and islands with furniture and decor they can purchase from various stores. This includes various pieces of art, from paintings to sculptures.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players will meet the island's mysterious art dealer, Redd, who sells paintings and statues based on famous works. His shop includes the likes of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl With a Pearl Earring" called Wistful Painting, Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Mona Lisa" under the name Famous Painting, and Michelangelo's "David" set as Gallant Statue. While many of his wares look like the real thing, Animal Crossing players need to take a closer look if they're genuine, especially if they're donating the pieces to the museum.

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Investigating the details of Redd's paintings and sculptures may work for many Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, but one netizen shared a quicker way to tell apart the fake and genuine art. Reddit user Cosmicginger pointed out that genuine paintings will always have labels behind their frames. In the comments, many longtime players were surprised by this low-key yet helpful detail.

Meanwhile, some Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans noted that they still need to buy paintings from Redd to check the back of the frames. This means there's still a chance that players will purchase a fake from Redd. Cosmicginger also didn't share photos of statues, so it's unknown whether they'll also have labels stuck at the base.

Redd sells a total of 43 art pieces, with the majority of them having fake and sometimes haunted versions.

Fortunately, players can decorate their homes with different art pieces they bought from Redd, regardless of their authenticity. They can also trade or sell paintings and statues to other Animal Crossing: New Horizons players. The fake works of art with different and sometimes haunting details can add a unique touch to players' homes.

In the past, one Animal Crossing: New Horizons player took art appreciation to the next level by visiting museums in 10 different countries to see all featured paintings and statues in real life. This proved that Animal Crossing: New Horizons can inspire players to appreciate different forms of art, both in and out of the game. Only time will tell if the next Animal Crossing game will showcase new art that players can collect and decorate their homes with.