Basic painting
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| Year | Unknown | |||||
| Artist | Thomas Gainsborough | |||||
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Name in other languages
いさましいめいが
勇敢的名画 Toile classique Retrato heroico Quadro semplice Обычная картина
용감한 명화 勇敢的名畫 Toile classique Retrato heroico Einfachgemälde Klassieke schilderij | ||||||
The Basic Painting is one of the pieces of artwork available in the Animal Crossing series games. In Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it is available only from Crazy Redd's shop, but in Animal Crossing: City Folk it is a spotlight item from Tom Nook's Store.
The painting in real life is called The Blue Boy, and was painted in 1770 by Thomas Gainsborough. It is an oil painting, and is currently on display in Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Art details
In New Horizons
Real artwork
Forgery
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The Blue Boy
Thomas Gainsborough, 1770
Oil on canvas
| Museum description | Gainsborough was known for his innovative use of colors in his traditional portraits, like this one. Although he preferred painting landscapes, his portraits would be the defining work of his career. |
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| Buy price |  4,980 Bells
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| Sell price | 1,245 Bells[nb 1]
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| Obtain from |  Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler |
| Authenticity | Unknown |
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- ↑ Cannot be sold if it is a forgery.
Authenticity
In New Leaf, if both of his arms are bent at his sides, then it is a forgery.
In New Horizons, if his forehead is entirely covered with bangs, then it is a forgery.
The genuine Basic Painting, as it appears in New Leaf
Museum exhibit description
- "This portrait of a boy in blue by Gainsborough has been a longtime favorite of the British public."
- — Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
This image is an illustration of a scene or object from a video game.
The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of web-resolution images of artwork for commentary on the scene or object in question qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.
This image is an illustration of a scene or object from a video game.
The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of web-resolution images of artwork for commentary on the scene or object in question qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.
