What is the largest sharp print size for Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase?

At 300 dpi, this 2,631 × 3,722 px file prints up to 8.8 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17.5 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase?

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 Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 12% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase — William Merritt Chase | Free high-res download

Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase

William Merritt Chase · 1880–90 (?) · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,631 × 3,722 px · 9.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.8 × 12.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17.5 × 24.8 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	328	Gallery sharp	12%
11 × 14 in	239	Sharp up close	10%
12 × 16 in	219	Sharp up close	6%
16 × 20 in	164	Poster sharp	12%
18 × 24 in	146	Fine across a room	6%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	6%
30 × 40 in	87	Too soft	6%

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

Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase is a painting by William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York), dated 1880–90 (?). Oil on wood. Size on the museum record: 23 1/2 x 16 9/16 in. (59.7 x 42.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Mrs. J. Augustus Barnard, 1979.

In The Met's records, Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase is an oil on wood credited to William Merritt Chase. The museum dates it 1880–90 (?), and files it under accession 1979.490.5 in The American Wing. Flowers and leaves carry the colour here, which makes it an easy piece to build a room palette around. The Met's scan measures 2,631 × 3,722 pixels, which prints about 8.8 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi and 17.5 × 24.8 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. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. 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 2,631 × 3,722 pixels — 9.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.8 × 12.4 in. The painting itself measures about 16.6 × 23.5 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Paintings reproduce best on matte paper. Gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for, and a picture light does more for a print than any upgrade in paper.