Redd may sometimes appear on your island, offering to sell you art. But look carefully, because some of the art he sells is fake.

Buying Art

Redd might sometimes be wandering around on your island. If you have never talked to him before, talk to him and he will offer to sell you some art at a very high price. You'll say no, and he'll lower the price. Buy the art. It's guaranteed to be genuine the first time.

Take it to Blathers and donate it. Blathers will be able to add an art exhibit to the museum, and construction will begin the next day.

The next time Redd visits, go to his boat, which is docked on a beach in the north of your island (it will be on your island map). You can enter the boat (but not the first time Redd visits) and examine the art that he has for sale. Look carefully to spot the real from the fake, and be sure to buy a genuine work of art.

Telling the Real from the Fake

Jolly Redd sometimes sells fake artworks that are cheap imitations of the real thing. Blathers won't accept fakes for the museum, so you should do your best to avoid being fooled. How do you tell the difference? Each art work is based on a real work of art from the real world. Redd's fakes always have a visible difference from the real thing. Below is a list of the differences that will tell you if you're buying genuine or fake art, along with a picture of the real work of art for you to compare.

The descriptions on this page might not list all of the fake variants, but the pictures on this page all depict the genuine art, so try to buy the art that most closely resembles the pictures on this page.

Redd's Co-Op Shop

As of version 2.0, you can unlock Redd's co-op shop in Harv's Island Market. His selection changes once a week, or if you purchase an item. He also offers a raffle for 500 bells, where you can win small handheld items such as food and fans.

Picture of Real Art	Title and Artist	How to Spot the Fake
Click for full size	Vitruvian Man Leonardo da Vinci "Academic Painting"	The fake has a round coffee stain in the upper-right corner. If there is no coffee stain, it's genuine.
Click for full size	The Night Watch Rembrandt "Amazing Painting"	If the man in black is not wearing a hat, the painting is fake. If the man in black is wearing a hat, the painting is genuine.
	Dogū Unknown "Ancient Statue"	If it has antennae sticking up from the sides of its head, it's fake. If there are no antennae, it's genuine.
Click for full size	The Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough "Basic Painting"	If there is hair covering his entire forehead, it's fake. If you can see some of his forehead, it's genuine.
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	Venus de Milo Unknown "Beautiful Statue"	If she is wearing necklaces, it's fake. If there is nothing around her neck, it's genuine.
	A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Georges-Pierre Seurat "Calm Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	The Gleaners Jean-François Millet "Common Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Click for full size	Rooster and Hen with Hydrangeas Itō Jakuchū "Detailed Painting"	If the flowers are purple, it's fake. If the flowers are blue, it's real.
	Great Wave off Kanagawa Hokusai "Dynamic Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Click for full size	Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci "Famous Painting"	If she has large arched eyebrows, it's fake. If she has no eyebrows, it's genuine.
	Sunflowers Vincent van Gogh "Flowery Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	David Michaelangelo "Gallant Statue"	If he his holding a book under his arm, it's fake. If he does not have anything under his arm, it's genuine.
	The Fighting Temeraire Joseph Mallord William Turner "Glowing Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Click for full size	Beauty Looking Back Hishikawa Moronobu "Graceful Painting"	If she is facing the left side of the painting, it's fake. If she is facing the right side of the painting, it's genuine.
	King Kamehameha I Thomas R. Gould "Great Statue"	This statue is always genuine.
	The Rosetta Stone Unknown "Informative Statue"	If the statue is blue, it's fake. If it's black, it's genuine.
Click for full size	Summer Giuseppe Arcimboldo "Jolly Painting"	If there is no flower coming out of the chest, it's fake. If there is a flower coming out of the chest, it's genuine.
	The Sower Jean-François Millet "Moody Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	Capitoline Wolf Unknown "Motherly Statue"	If there is a tongue sticking out of the wolf's mouth, it's fake. If there is no tongue, it's genuine.
Click for full size	The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli "Moving Painting"	If there is no forest in the upper-right corner, it's fake. If there is a forest in the upper-right corner, it's genuine.
	Isle of the Dead Arnold Böcklin "Mysterious Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	Bust of Nefertiti Thutmose "Mystic Statue"	If she has an earring, it's fake. If she does not have earrings, it's genuine.
	Young Flautist Édouard Manet "Nice Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	Apples and Oranges Paul Cézanne "Perfect Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Édouard Manet "Proper Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Click for full size	The Milkmaid Johannes Vermeer "Quaint Painting"	If there is a large stream of milk coming out of the milk jug, it's fake. If there is a small trickle of milk coming out, it's genuine.
	Discobolus of Myron Unknown "Robust Statue"	If he is wearing a wristwatch, it's fake. If he does not have anything on his wrists, it's genuine.
	Olmec Colossal Head Unknown "Rock-head Statue"	If the statue is smiling, it's fake. If it's not smiling, it's genuine.
Click for full size	Otani Oniji II Tōshūsai Sharaku "Scary Painting"	If his eyebrows are like this / \ it's fake. If his eyebrows are like this \ / it's genuine.
Click for full size	The Hunters in the Snow Pieter Bruegel "Scenic Painting"	If there is only one hunter on the bottom left of the painting, it's fake. If there are three hunters, it's genuine.
Click for full size	Lady with an Ermine Leonardo Da Vinci "Serene Painting"	If the ermine in her arms is grey, with ferret-like markings on its face, it's fake. If the ermine is all white, with no markings, it's genuine.
	Ophelia John Everett Millais "Sinking Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Click for full size	Las Meninas Diego Velasquez "Solemn Painting"	If the man in the doorway in the background is waving or giving a thumbs up, it's fake. If his hand is touching the left side of the doorway, it's genuine.
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	Houmuwu ding Unknown "Tremendous Statue"	If the statue has a lid on top, it's fake. If the statue is open, it's genuine.
	The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh "Twinkling Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
Photo Credit	Nike of Samothrace Unknown "Valiant Statue"	If the statue's left leg is forward, it's fake. If its right leg is forward, it's genuine.
	The Clothed Maja Francisco Goya "Warm Painting"	This painting is always genuine.
	Terracotta Warrior Unknown "Warrior Statue"	If the statue is holding a shovel in front of itself, it's fake. If the statue does not have anything in front of it, it's genuine.
Click for full size	Wind God and Thunder God Tawaraya Sotatsu "Wild Painting"	Left Half: If the creature on the left half is dark, it's fake. If the creature on the left half is light, it's genuine.
Click for full size		Right Half: If the creature on the right half is light, it's fake. If the creature on the right half is dark, it's genuine.
Click for full size	Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer "Wistful Painting"	If she is wearing a star-shaped earring, or her eyes are closed, it's fake. If she has a round earring and her eyes are open, it's genuine.
	Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix "Worthy Painting"	This painting is always genuine.