Eager to add some culture to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? The Perfect Painting may be what you need. Paintings in Animal Crossing can be used for decoration should you desire artistic flare. But players also value artwork as donations for the Museum’s art section. Completing the gallery is tedious, but the Perfect Painting is one of the essential pieces to accomplish this. Here is what you should know about the Perfect Painting.
What is the Perfect Painting?
The Perfect Painting is an art piece introduced in Doubutsu no Mori for the Nintendo 64, the first game in the Animal Crossing series. The painting has been featured in every title since its debut. In New Horizons, unlike other paintings, the Perfect Painting lacks a forged variant. This means you don’t have to worry about authenticating it for donation purposes. The artwork can be bought for 4,980 Bells and sold for 1,245 Bells. When it has been donated to the Museum, the player can read the painting’s placard and find the following description:
“This still life is known to have inspired the work of many other artists, including Pablo Picasso. Rather than trying to recreate an image, Cézanne captured the beauty of shapes from many angles. With this work, Cézanne draws on both the atmosphere of his subjects and the spirit of its beholders.”
As alluded to, the Perfect Painting is based on Paul Cézanne’s oil on canvas work, Still Life with Apples and Oranges (sometimes referred to as simply Apples and Oranges). The still life painting is believed to have been composed by Cézanne between 1890 and 1900. Apples and Oranges features the titular fruits splayed across haphazard tablecloths. Cézanne’s interest in balance and perspective is shown in the impressionistic quality of the fruits, depicted as patterns of simplified forms. The painting is considered revolutionary and is often perceived as a predecessor to modernist art movements such as Cubism.
How to Get the Perfect Painting
There are myriad methods one can use to acquire the Perfect Painting. The most straightforward way is to wait for Redd to visit your island in his Treasure Trawler. The black market boat will be moored at the secluded beach, located at the northernmost tip of your island. Inside, the shady salesman Redd will be selling an assortment of art pieces and other miscellaneous wares. You can also buy the painting from Redd’s camper on Harvey’s Island once it has been unlocked. Note that the selections Redd sells are random and it is not guaranteed the Perfect Painting will be one of the available options.
If Redd has yet to appear on your island, you may need to donate more items to the Museum and trigger Blathers’ request to open the art gallery. After doing so, you should eventually find Redd on your island. After several more visits, he should ultimately become a visitor. The player can only buy one piece of art from Redd at a time. Some players use multiple Switch profiles to purchase more artwork in one visit. Once the Perfect Painting has been donated, the player can visit the Museum and admire it in its designated section. Sometimes your villagers on the island will wander the art gallery and gaze at the assorted works you have assembled.
In Conclusion
Finishing the Museum’s art section can be time-consuming. Redd’s appearances on the island are sporadic and the limitation of 1 piece per person makes this task more difficult. Thankfully, the online features of Animal Crossing: New Horizons provide you with easier opportunities to meet other players. There are numerous communities where one can haggle and exchange/buy artwork from others. This makes completing the Museum’s gallery more feasible. The Perfect Painting is just one of the many works of art you will need to complete your grand showroom.
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