What is the largest sharp print size for Vampire?

At 300 dpi, this 5,446 × 4,458 px file prints up to 18.2 × 14.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 36.3 × 29.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Vampire?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 20 × 16 in, 24 × 18 in, 36 × 24 in.

Does printing Vampire 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.

Vampire — Edvard Munch | Free high-res download

Vampire

Edvard Munch · 1895 · Munch Museum, Oslo

Public domain · $0.005,446 × 4,458 px · 24.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to18.2 × 14.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 36.3 × 29.7 in at 150 dpi

The download is the original scan on Wikimedia Commons. 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	544	Gallery sharp	2%
14 × 11 in	389	Gallery sharp	4%
16 × 12 in	340	Gallery sharp	8%
20 × 16 in	272	Sharp up close	2%
24 × 18 in	226	Sharp up close	8%
36 × 24 in	151	Poster sharp	19%
40 × 30 in	136	Fine across a room	8%

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

Vampire is a painting by Edvard Munch (Norwegian, Løten 1863–1944 Oslo), dated 1895. Oil on canvas. Held by Munch Museum, Oslo; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Munch originally called this picture Love and Pain. The title Vampire was added later by a critic, and it stuck, because the woman's red hair does seem to cover the man like blood. Munch made many versions in different media. It is a picture of an embrace that no one can quite read, which is why people have looked at it for 130 years. A good print for a bedroom, and a good talking point with one's partner.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 5,446 × 4,458 pixels — 24.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 18.2 × 14.9 in. 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.

On the receipt

Artist: Edvard Munch
Date: 1895
Medium: Oil on canvas
Held by: Munch Museum, Oslo
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗