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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 | 340 | Gallery sharp | 15% |
| 11 × 14 in | 247 | Sharp up close | 13% |
| 12 × 16 in | 227 | Sharp up close | 9% |
| 16 × 20 in | 170 | Poster sharp | 15% |
| 18 × 24 in | 151 | Poster sharp | 9% |
| 24 × 36 in | 111 | Fine across a room | 2% |
| 30 × 40 in | 90 | Too soft | 9% |
The ticket
Day (Le Jour), from the series, Dreams (Songes), plate VI is a print by Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), dated 1891. Lithograph on chine collé; only state. Size on the museum record: image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.6 cm) sheet: 17 5/8 x 12 7/16 in. (44.8 x 31.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1920.
The Met catalogs Day (Le Jour), from the series, Dreams (Songes), plate VI as a lithograph on chine collé; only state by Odilon Redon. The museum dates it 1891; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 20.30.6. Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 2,727 × 4,000 pixels, which prints about 9.1 × 13.3 in at 300 dpi and 18.2 × 26.7 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. 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 2,727 × 4,000 pixels — 10.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.1 × 13.3 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 6.1 × 8.3 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.
On the receipt
- Artist
- Odilon Redon
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- Lithograph on chine collé; only state
- Size
- image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.6 cm) sheet: 17 5/8 x 12 7/16 in. (44.8 x 31.6 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 20.30.6
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
