What is the largest sharp print size for A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair?

At 300 dpi, this 3,076 × 3,808 px file prints up to 10.3 × 12.7 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 20.5 × 25.4 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 8 × 10 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in, 18 × 24 in.

Does printing A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 17% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair — Paul Gauguin | Free high-res download

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair

Paul Gauguin · 1891–92 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,076 × 3,808 px · 11.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to10.3 × 12.7 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 20.5 × 25.4 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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How big can you print it?

Standard frame sizes, turned to match the artwork. "Crops" is how much of the picture you lose filling that frame edge to edge — or keep it all and let a mat take up the difference.

Frame	Effective dpi	Verdict	Crops
8 × 10 in	380	Gallery sharp	1%
11 × 14 in	272	Sharp up close	3%
12 × 16 in	238	Sharp up close	7%
16 × 20 in	190	Poster sharp	1%
18 × 24 in	158	Poster sharp	7%
24 × 36 in	105	Fine across a room	17%
30 × 40 in	95	Too soft	7%

Will it fit over your couch? Put this one on your wall, to scale — crop or mat, frame size, hang height and the order.

The ticket

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair is a work on paper by Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), dated 1891–92. Charcoal, pastel, red chalk, and wash. Size on the museum record: 15 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (39 x 30.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967.

The Met catalogs A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair as a charcoal, pastel, red chalk, and wash by Paul Gauguin. The museum dates it 1891–92; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 67.187.13. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 3,076 × 3,808 pixels, which prints about 10.3 × 12.7 in at 300 dpi and 20.5 × 25.4 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs tall, it wants a vertical frame; compare the crop percentage across sizes before you choose. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original's scale instead of blowing it up, and keep it out of direct sun like the museum does. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,076 × 3,808 pixels — 11.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 10.3 × 12.7 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 11.9 × 15.4 in.Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.