New Leaf Art: All 33 Paintings & Statues, Real vs Fake
Redd sells one artwork a day from his tent in the plaza. New Leaf added statues and, for the first time, forgeries you can spot by eye: here is every genuine piece next to its fake, with the detail that gives it away.
- Paintings
- 25
- Statues
- 8
- Have forgeries
- 22
- Always genuine
- 11
How Redd’s art works
- Redd’s tent appears in the plaza on random days. You can buy one item a day from him, across every town you visit.
- Your purchase arrives by mail the next day.
- Compare a piece with the genuine picture below before buying: forgeries differ in one detail.
- Blathers won’t accept a forgery for the museum, but a fake can still decorate your house.
- 11 pieces have no forgery at all, so they are always safe buys.
All 25 paintings
Amazing painting
The Night Watch
Rembrandt
Spot the fake: The man in black and red is standing on the right in the fake painting, while the genuine painting has him standing on the left.
Basic painting
The Blue Boy
Thomas Gainsborough
Spot the fake: The forged painting has a man with both hands on his hips, whereas the genuine has one hand on the hip.
Calm painting
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Common painting
The Gleaners
Jean-François Millet
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Dynamic painting
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai
Spot the fake: The fake painting has a large mountain and the genuine painting has a small mountain.
Famous painting
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Spot the fake: The hand position in the forged painting is left over right, while in the genuine it is right over left.
Fine painting
Arearea (Joyousness)
Paul Gauguin
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Flowery painting
Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Graceful painting
Beauty Looking Back
Hishikawa Moronobu
Spot the fake: The woman is looking to the left in the fake painting and is looking to the right in the real painting.
Jolly painting
Summer
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Spot the fake: The man has a carrot nose in the forged painting and a cucumber nose in the genuine.
Moody painting
The Sower
Jean-François Millet
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Moving painting
The Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
Spot the fake: The fake painting includes a shell facing downward, whereas in the real painting, it is upward.
Neutral painting
Basket of Fruit
Caravaggio
Spot the fake: The forged painting has a hole in the top left leaf, while in the genuine painting there is no hole.
Nice painting
The Fifer
Édouard Manet
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Perfect painting
Apples and Oranges
Paul Cézanne
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Proper painting
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Édouard Manet
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Quaint painting
The Milkmaid
Johannes Vermeer
Spot the fake: The woman does not wear anything on her head in the fake painting and is wearing a bonnet in the genuine.
Scary painting
Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Spot the fake: The man's index fingers are shown in the forged painting, whereas his entire hands are opened in the real painting.
Scenic painting
The Hunters in the Snow
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Serene painting
Lady with an Ermine
Leonardo da Vinci
Spot the fake: The forged painting features a woman holding a cat, while in the genuine painting, she is holding a ferret.
Solemn painting
Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez
Spot the fake: The woman wearing the white dress is tall in the fake painting and short in the real one.
Warm painting
The Clothed Maja
Francisco de Goya
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
Wild painting
Wind God and Thunder God
Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Spot the fake: The dark figure is on the left in the forged painting, whereas it is on the right in the genuine.
Wistful painting
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Spot the fake: The headband is orange in the fake painting and blue in the genuine.
Worthy painting
Liberty Leading the People
Eugène Delacroix
Always genuine. Redd never sells a fake of this one.
All 8 statues
Ancient statue
Shakōki-dogū (Jōmon figurine)
Unknown, Jōmon period Japan
Spot the fake: The forged statue has halfway opened eyes, whereas the genuine has closed eyes.
Beautiful statue
Venus de Milo
Alexandros of Antioch
Spot the fake: The fake statue has hair loose on the shoulders, while the genuine statue has hair tied up.
Gallant statue
David
Michelangelo
Spot the fake: The forged statue has a towel on both shoulders, while the genuine has a sling, which only drapes over the left shoulder.
Great statue
King Kamehameha I statue
Thomas R. Gould
Spot the fake: The fake statue has a downward-faced palm and the genuine statue has an upward-facing palm.
Motherly statue
Capitoline Wolf
Unknown
Spot the fake: The forged statue has one child, while the real statue has two children.
Mystic statue
Nefertiti Bust
Thutmose
Spot the fake: The fake statue has a round crown and the genuine statue has a cylinder crown.
Robust statue
Discobolus
Myron
Spot the fake: The forged statue is throwing a UFO, whereas the genuine statue is throwing a discus.
Valiant statue
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Unknown
Spot the fake: The fake statue has bat wings, while the real statue has angel wings.
FAQ
How many paintings and statues are in New Leaf?
33: 25 paintings and 8 statues.
How do you tell if Redd’s art is fake in New Leaf?
Compare it with the genuine version: each forgery has one visible difference, such as a figure facing the other way or a missing detail. Some pieces are never faked.
Which paintings are always genuine?
Calm painting, Common painting, Fine painting, Flowery painting, Moody painting, Nice painting, Perfect painting, Proper painting, Scenic painting, Warm painting, Worthy painting.
Sources & picture credits
- Art (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
- Art, Nookipedia
- Amazing painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Basic painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Calm painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Common painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Dynamic painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Famous painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Fine painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Flowery painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Graceful painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Jolly painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Moody painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Moving painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Neutral painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Nice painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Perfect painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Proper painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Quaint painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Scary painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Scenic painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Serene painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Solemn painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Warm painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Wild painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Wistful painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Worthy painting (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Ancient statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Beautiful statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Gallant statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Great statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Motherly statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Mystic statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Robust statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
- Valiant statue (Animal Crossing Wiki)
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Nookipedia and the Animal Crossing Wiki. Icons, renders and screenshots © Nintendo; local copies archived from Animal Crossing Wiki file pages (listed in the picture gallery).























































