What is the largest sharp print size for Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert"?

At 300 dpi, this 2,684 × 3,691 px file prints up to 8.9 × 12.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17.9 × 24.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert"?

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 Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert" require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 9% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert" — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | Free high-res download

Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert"

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,684 × 3,691 px · 9.9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.9 × 12.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17.9 × 24.6 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	335	Gallery sharp	9%
11 × 14 in	244	Sharp up close	7%
12 × 16 in	223	Sharp up close	3%
16 × 20 in	167	Poster sharp	9%
18 × 24 in	149	Fine across a room	3%
24 × 36 in	102	Fine across a room	8%
30 × 40 in	89	Too soft	3%

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

Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert" is a print by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois), dated 1893. Brush and spatter lithograph with scraper printed in black on wove paper; only state. Size on the museum record: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (44 × 32 cm) Image: 10 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (27 × 20 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923.

Madame Abdala, from "Le Café Concert" is a brush and spatter lithograph with scraper printed in black on wove paper; only state by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1893 (accession 23.30.3.6, Drawings and Prints). 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 2,684 × 3,691 pixels, which prints about 8.9 × 12.3 in at 300 dpi and 17.9 × 24.6 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. 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 2,684 × 3,691 pixels — 9.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.9 × 12.3 in. The print itself measures about 12.6 × 17.3 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Date: 1893
Medium: Brush and spatter lithograph with scraper printed in black on wove paper; only state
Size: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (44 × 32 cm) Image: 10 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (27 × 20 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 23.30.3.6
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗