Art
Paintings appear in all games. They play a small part in the game, with players having the possibilty of donating them to the museum or placing them in their homes.
Paintings can be bought at one of two locations; either at Tom Nook's store or from Crazy Redd's. They only appear infrequently in Nook's - they are a Spotlight item - but are guaranteed to be authentic. Paintings are stocked more frequently at Crazy Redd's; there is always one painting in his original stock of three items. That said, it can be considered risky buying a painting there, as they are at least double in price (costing 3,920 Bells) and may be counterfeit. Villagers frequently speak of Redd's illicit dealings, some having even bought a painting and having it identified as a fake later, much to their dismay. If a villager mentions having bought a fake painting, it means that the painting currently in stock at Crazy Redd's is a fake.
After being bought, paintings may be taken to the museum and donated by speaking to the curator, Blathers. All paintings will be accepted unless they are already on display, or are forged. Accepted paintings are added to the gallery in the musuem with a corresponding title and name of the Player who donated it. Forged paintings are not displayed, in keeping with the museum's wish for high quality exhibits, and are handed back to the Player. Paintings may also be placed in Player's homes, upon which they are placed on an easel.
Forged Paintings can be sold for 10 bells. In Wild World, Players may exchange a forged painting for 100 bells upon signing up for a certain kind of insurance.
Paintings in Animal Crossing are copies of renowned paintings in the real world, such as Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, or Klimt's The Kiss. They do not share the same name, however, and so are given an adjective to describe them, followed by the word 'painting'. Such examples are the 'Worthy Painting', 'Flowery Painting', and the 'Common Painting'.
There are more paintings available in City Folk, although some that appeared in Wild World have been omitted.
Painting Lists
List of Paintings in Animal Crossing
| Item Name | Original Painting | Artist | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Group | Colour | Size (sq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famous Painting | Mona Lisa | Leonardo Da Vinci | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Lovely Painting | Portrait of Irene Cahen of Antwerp | Pierre August Renoir | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Basic Painting | The Blue Boy | Thomas Gainsborough | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Moving Painting | The Birth of Venus | Sandro Botticelli | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Flowery Painting | Sunflowers | Vincent Van Gogh | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Common Painting | The Gleaners | Jean-Francois Millet | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Quaint Painting | The Kitchen Maid | Jan Vermeer | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Dainty Painting | The Star (Dancer on Stage) | Edgar Degas | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Amazing Painting | Night Watch | Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 | ||
| Strange Painting | Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | Tom Nook's | A | - | 1 | ||
| Rare Painting | The Kiss | Gustav Klimt | Tom Nook's | B | - | 1 | ||
| Warm Painting | La Maja Vestida | Francisco de Goya | Tom Nook's | C | - | 1 | ||
| Perfect Painting | Still Life with Apples and Oranges | Paul Cezanne | Tom Nook's | A | - | 1 | ||
| Fine Painting | Joyeusete (Arearea) | Paul Gauguin | Tom Nook's | B | - | 1 | ||
| Worthy Painting | Liberty Leading the People | Eugene Delacroix | Tom Nook's | C | - | 1 |
List of Paintings in Wild World
| Item Name | Original Painting | Artist | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Colour | Genres | Size (sq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Painting | Night Watch | Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Basic Painting | The Blue Boy | Thomas Gainsborough | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Blue/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Calm Painting | A Sunday on La Grande Jette | Georges Seurat | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Common Painting | The Gleaners | Jean-Francois Millet | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Yellow/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Dainty Painting | The Star (Dancer on Stage) | Edgar Degas | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Famous Painting | Mona Lisa | Leonardo Da Vinci | 1,960 | 490 | Spotlight item | Brown (x2) | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Fine Painting | Joyeusete (Arearea) | Paul Gauguin | 1,960 | 490 | Spotlight item | Colorful/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Flowery Painting | Sunflowers | Vincent Van Gogh | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Yellow/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Lovely Painting | Portrait of Irene Cahen of Antwerp | Pierre August Renoir | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Orange/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Moving Painting | The Birth of Venus | Sandro Botticelli | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Nice Painting | Young Flautist | Edouard Manet | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Red/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Opulent Painting | The Zodiac | Alphonse Mucha | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Perfect Painting | Still Life with Apples and Oranges | Paul Cezanne | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Quaint Painting | The Kitchen Maid | Jan Vermeer | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Rare Painting | The Kiss | Gustav Klimt | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Yellow/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Scary Painting | Actor Otani Oniji III as the Yakko Edobei | Toshusai Sharaku | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Gray/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Solemn Painting | Las Meninas | Diego Velazquez | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Strange Painting | Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Warm Painting | La Maja Vestida | Francisco de Goya | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Worthy Painting | Liberty Leading the People | Eugene Delacroix | 3,920 (1,960) | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Old School/Chic | 1 |
| Forged Painting | - | - | 3,920 (1,960) | 10 | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 |
List of Paintings in City Folk
There are twenty-three paintings available in Animal Crossing: City Folk. A list can be found on page 42 of the instruction manual, the final page, and is entitled 'Real-world names and credits for artworks used'.
| Item Name | Original Painting | Artist | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Colour | Genres | Size (sq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Painting | Night Watch | Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Basic Painting | The Blue Boy | Thomas Gainsborough | 1,960 | 490 | Spotlight item | Blue/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Calm Painting | A Sunday on La Grande Jette | Georges Seurat | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Common Painting | The Gleaners | Jean-Francois Millet | 1,960 | 490 | Spotlight item | Yellow/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Dynamic Painting | The Great Wave off Kanagawa | Katsushika Hokusai | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Famous Painting | Mona Lisa | Leonardo Da Vinci | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Brown (x2) | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Fine Painting | Joyeusete (Arearea) | Paul Gauguin | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Flowery Painting | Sunflowers | Vincent Van Gogh | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Yellow/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Forged Painting | - | - | 3,920 | 10 | Crazy Redd's | - | - | 1 |
| Jolly Painting | Summer | Giuseppe Arcimboldo | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Yellow/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Moody Painting | The Sower | Jean-Francois Millet | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Moving Painting | The Birth of Venus | Sandro Botticelli | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Nice Painting | Young Flautist | Edouard Manet | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Red/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Perfect Painting | Still Life with Apples and Oranges | Paul Cezanne | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Proper Painting | A Bar at the Folies-Bergere | Edouard Manuet | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Orange/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Quaint Painting | The Kitchen Maid | Jan Vermeer | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | White/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Scary Painting | Actor Otani Oniji III as the Yakko Edobei | Toshusai Sharaku | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Gray/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Scenic Painting | The Hunters in the Snow | Pieter Bruegel the Elder | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Serene Painting | Lady with an Ermine | Leonardo da Vinci | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Solemn Painting | Las Meninas | Diego Velazquez | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Strange Painting | Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Warm Painting | La Maja Vestida | Francisco de Goya | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Wistful Painting | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Johannes Vermeer | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Colorful/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
| Worthy Painting | Liberty Leading the People | Eugene Delacroix | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd's | Black/Brown | Retro/Dignified | 1 |
