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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 × 8 in | 245 | Sharp up close | 18% |
| 14 × 11 in | 178 | Poster sharp | 17% |
| 16 × 12 in | 163 | Poster sharp | 13% |
| 20 × 16 in | 122 | Fine across a room | 18% |
| 24 × 18 in | 109 | Fine across a room | 13% |
| 36 × 24 in | 81 | Too soft | 2% |
| 40 × 30 in | 65 | Too soft | 13% |
The ticket
Reclining Nude with Drapery, Back View is a work on paper by Gustav Klimt (Austrian, Baumgarten 1862–1918 Vienna), dated 1917–1918. Graphite. Size on the museum record: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 22 3/8 in. (37.1 × 56.8 cm) Frame: 23 × 29 × 1 1/2 in. (58.4 × 73.7 × 3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982.
The Met catalogs Reclining Nude with Drapery, Back View as a graphite by Gustav Klimt. The museum dates it 1917–1918; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 1984.433.196. The subject is a view, and the eye travels from the foreground to the distance; give it wall space so that route stays readable. The Met's scan measures 3,001 × 1,965 pixels, which prints about 10.0 × 6.5 in at 300 dpi and 20.0 × 13.1 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. 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. 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 3,001 × 1,965 pixels — 5.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 10 × 6.6 in. The work on paper itself measures about 22.4 × 14.6 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
- Gustav Klimt
- Date
- 1917–1918
- Medium
- Graphite
- Size
- Sheet: 14 5/8 × 22 3/8 in. (37.1 × 56.8 cm) Frame: 23 × 29 × 1 1/2 in. (58.4 × 73.7 × 3.8 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 1984.433.196
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
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