Basic painting

"This portrait of a boy in blue by Gainsborough has been a longtime favorite of the British public."

— Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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.

Authenticity

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, if both of his arms are bent at his sides, then it is a forgery.

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  The genuine Basic Painting, as it appears in New Leaf

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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.