What is the largest sharp print size for The Celestial Art?

At 300 dpi, this 2,988 × 3,643 px file prints up to 10 × 12.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.9 × 24.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Celestial Art?

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, 18 × 24 in.

Does printing The Celestial Art require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 19% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

The Celestial Art — Odilon Redon | Free high-res download

The Celestial Art

Odilon Redon · 1894 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,988 × 3,643 px · 10.9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to10 × 12.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19.9 × 24.3 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	364	Gallery sharp	2%
11 × 14 in	260	Sharp up close	4%
12 × 16 in	227	Sharp up close	9%
16 × 20 in	182	Poster sharp	2%
18 × 24 in	151	Poster sharp	9%
24 × 36 in	101	Fine across a room	19%
30 × 40 in	91	Too soft	9%

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

The Celestial Art is a print by Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), dated 1894. Lithograph. Size on the museum record: sheet: 16 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (43 x 35.2 cm) image: 12 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (31.5 x 25.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Gift of A. W. Bahr, 1958.

In The Met's records, The Celestial Art is a lithograph credited to Odilon Redon. The museum dates it 1894; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 58.547.26. Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 2,988 × 3,643 pixels, which prints about 10.0 × 12.1 in at 300 dpi and 19.9 × 24.3 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. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. 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 2,988 × 3,643 pixels — 10.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 10 × 12.1 in. The print itself measures about 13.9 × 16.9 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.

On the receipt

Artist: Odilon Redon
Date: 1894
Medium: Lithograph
Size: sheet: 16 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (43 x 35.2 cm) image: 12 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (31.5 x 25.6 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 58.547.26
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗