What is the largest sharp print size for Torso of a Nude?

At 300 dpi, this 2,556 × 3,941 px file prints up to 8.5 × 13.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17 × 26.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Torso of a Nude?

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 Torso of a Nude 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.

Torso of a Nude — Egon Schiele | Free high-res download

Torso of a Nude

Egon Schiele · 1918 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,556 × 3,941 px · 10.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.5 × 13.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17 × 26.3 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	319	Gallery sharp	19%
11 × 14 in	232	Sharp up close	17%
12 × 16 in	213	Sharp up close	14%
16 × 20 in	159	Poster sharp	19%
18 × 24 in	142	Fine across a room	14%
24 × 36 in	106	Fine across a room	3%
30 × 40 in	85	Too soft	14%

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

Torso of a Nude is a work on paper by Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna), dated 1918. Charcoal on paper. Size on the museum record: 18 1/4 × 11 9/16 in. (46.4 × 29.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Modern and Contemporary Art collection — Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982.

The Met catalogs Torso of a Nude as a charcoal on paper by Egon Schiele. The museum dates it 1918 (accession 1984.433.289, Modern and Contemporary Art). People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 2,556 × 3,941 pixels, which prints about 8.5 × 13.1 in at 300 dpi and 17.0 × 26.3 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. 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 2,556 × 3,941 pixels — 10.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.5 × 13.1 in. The work on paper itself measures about 11.6 × 18.3 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.