Common painting

The Common Painting is one of the pieces of artwork available in the Animal Crossing series games. Unlike in earlier games, in which it is only available in Crazy Redd's, it is a Spotlight Item in City Folk. The Common Painting is a copy of Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners, painted in 1857. It has a very sad subject- despite having warm colors and showing a harvest, its focus is on three peasant women collecting scraps of wheat in the foreground, their poverty obvious despite the landowner's bounty in the background. When it was first exhibited, the painting received negative reviews from the upper class, who saw it as glorifying the common worker without any references to the Bible. It is a good example of Realism art. Once housed in the Louvre, The Gleaners is currently on display in the Musée d'Orsay.

Authenticity

In New Leaf and New Horizons, there are no forgeries of this painting.

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  The genuine Common Painting, as it appears in New Leaf

Museum exhibit description

"This painting depicts a common scene of the day where extra wheat is collected by the needy."

— Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Leaf

"The signature piece from Millet, who was known for depicting the lives of commoners in the 19th century.Notice the abundant crops visible in the background relative to the meager wheat remaining for workers.This art served as social commentary in a time of great inequality."

— Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Painting information

Animal Crossing, Wild World and City Folk

Item Name	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From
Common Painting	3,920 Bells (Animal Crossing & Wild World) 1,960 Bells (City Folk)	490 Bells	Crazy Redd's (Animal Crossing & Wild World) Spotlight Item (City Folk)

New Horizons

Item Name	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From
Common Painting	4,980	1,245	Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler

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