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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 | 322 | Gallery sharp | 18% |
| 14 × 11 in | 234 | Sharp up close | 16% |
| 16 × 12 in | 214 | Sharp up close | 12% |
| 20 × 16 in | 161 | Poster sharp | 18% |
| 24 × 18 in | 143 | Fine across a room | 12% |
| 36 × 24 in | 107 | Fine across a room | 1% |
| 40 × 30 in | 85 | Too soft | 12% |
The ticket
Road in Etten is a work on paper by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise), dated 1881. Chalk, pencil, pastel, watercolor. Underdrawing in pen and brown ink. Size on the museum record: 15 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (39.4 x 57.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Robert Lehman Collection collection — Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.
The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,919 × 2,577 pixels — 10.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.1 × 8.6 in. The work on paper itself measures about 22.8 × 15.5 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.
Looking closer
In 1881 Van Gogh lived for a short time in Etten and drew people doing ordinary work. Here, as the Met describes it, a man sweeps a road lined with pollard willows. The subject is modest, but the road pulls the eye into the distance while the trees set a strong rhythm along it. This is a drawing, not one of the later oil paintings many people picture when they hear Van Gogh: the museum lists chalk, pencil, pastel and watercolor, with an underdrawing in pen and brown ink. Those different marks are part of what makes the surface worth looking at up close.
The original sheet is about 22¾ inches wide, and the downloadable scan is 3,919 × 2,577 pixels. The chart above translates that file into practical print sizes. For a drawing with pale paper and fine lines, leave the image uncropped and use a mat if the frame proportions do not match; it gives the outer marks room rather than trimming them. The museum lists this work as accession 1975.1.774 in the Robert Lehman Collection. The download button opens the Met’s public-domain file directly.
Artwork history and object details: The Met’s collection record ↗
On the receipt
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- Chalk, pencil, pastel, watercolor. Underdrawing in pen and brown ink.
- Size
- 15 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (39.4 x 57.8 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Robert Lehman Collection
- Accession
- 1975.1.774
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
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