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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 | 14% |
| 11 × 14 in | 244 | Sharp up close | 12% |
| 12 × 16 in | 223 | Sharp up close | 8% |
| 16 × 20 in | 167 | Poster sharp | 14% |
| 18 × 24 in | 149 | Fine across a room | 8% |
| 24 × 36 in | 107 | Fine across a room | 4% |
| 30 × 40 in | 89 | Too soft | 8% |
The ticket
Nude is a work on paper by Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna), dated 1917. Charcoal on paper. Size on the museum record: 18 1/8 × 11 5/8 in. (46 × 29.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Modern and Contemporary Art collection — Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982.
In The Met's records, Nude is a charcoal on paper credited to Egon Schiele. The museum dates it 1917; it sits in the Modern and Contemporary Art department as accession 1984.433.286. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 2,687 × 3,885 pixels, which prints about 9.0 × 12.9 in at 300 dpi and 17.9 × 25.9 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 2,687 × 3,885 pixels — 10.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9 × 13 in. The work on paper itself measures about 11.7 × 18.1 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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.
On the receipt
- Artist
- Egon Schiele
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- Charcoal on paper
- Size
- 18 1/8 × 11 5/8 in. (46 × 29.6 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Modern and Contemporary Art
- Accession
- 1984.433.286
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗




