What is the largest sharp print size for Still Life: Fish?

At 300 dpi, this 3,903 × 3,470 px file prints up to 13 × 11.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26 × 23.1 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Still Life: Fish?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing Still Life: Fish require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 25% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Still Life: Fish — William Merritt Chase | Free high-res download

Still Life: Fish

William Merritt Chase · by 1908 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,903 × 3,470 px · 13.5 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13 × 11.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26 × 23.1 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
10 × 8 in	390	Gallery sharp	10%
14 × 11 in	278	Sharp up close	12%
16 × 12 in	243	Sharp up close	16%
20 × 16 in	195	Poster sharp	10%
24 × 18 in	162	Poster sharp	16%
36 × 24 in	108	Fine across a room	25%
40 × 30 in	97	Too soft	16%

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

Still Life: Fish is a painting by William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York), dated by 1908. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 40 1/8 x 45 1/16 in. (101.9 x 114.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — George A. Hearn Fund, 1908.

The Met catalogs Still Life: Fish as an oil on canvas by William Merritt Chase. The museum dates it by 1908, and files it under accession 08.139.2 in The American Wing. A still life rewards close looking: the objects are arranged on purpose, and a bit of light makes the surfaces read. The Met's scan measures 3,903 × 3,470 pixels, which prints about 13.0 × 11.6 in at 300 dpi and 26.0 × 23.1 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its wide proportions sit naturally over a sofa, console or bed, and the crop figures in the set builder show what a standard frame would trim. 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. 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 3,903 × 3,470 pixels — 13.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13 × 11.6 in. The painting itself measures about 45.1 × 40.1 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.