What is the largest sharp print size for A Woman Fishing?

At 300 dpi, this 2,755 × 3,583 px file prints up to 9.2 × 11.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.4 × 23.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Woman Fishing?

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.

Does printing A Woman Fishing require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 13% 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 Woman Fishing — Georges Seurat | Free high-res download

A Woman Fishing

Georges Seurat · 1884 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,755 × 3,583 px · 9.9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.2 × 11.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.4 × 23.9 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	344	Gallery sharp	4%
11 × 14 in	250	Sharp up close	2%
12 × 16 in	223	Sharp up close	2%
16 × 20 in	172	Poster sharp	4%
18 × 24 in	149	Fine across a room	2%
24 × 36 in	99	Too soft	13%
30 × 40 in	89	Too soft	2%

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 Woman Fishing is a work on paper by Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), dated 1884. Conté crayon. Size on the museum record: 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.8 x 23.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection.

A Woman Fishing is a conté crayon by Georges Seurat, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1884; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 55.21.4. The subject is water and weather, so the sky-to-sea balance carries the picture; keep the horizon level when you hang it. The Met's scan measures 2,755 × 3,583 pixels, which prints about 9.2 × 11.9 in at 300 dpi and 18.4 × 23.9 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. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,755 × 3,583 pixels — 9.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.2 × 11.9 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 9.4 × 12.1 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.