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Water Lilies

Claude Monet · 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago

Public domain · $0.00Original: Museum-held, not on this menu
The free file prints gallery-sharp up to10 × 9.6 in3,000 × 2,887 px · 8.7 MP · at 300 dpi, uncropped

Public-domain original on Wikimedia Commons — about 4 MB at full size; Commons offers smaller versions on the same page.

Free · $0.00Water Lilies by Claude Monet, 1906
The complete order

Put this work on your wall

Pick a size, then order the art, its matching frame and the finishing gear. If this work has no ready-made print, download the free file and upload it to the linked custom printer.

Print and frame use the same outside size. Preview the image placement before buying.

A mat needs a smaller print and a custom opening. We'll recalculate both below. Check the frame's actual opening before cutting.

The light width follows your frame size.

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The size chart

How big can you print it?

Worked out from the free 3,000 × 2,887 px file. Standard frame sizes, turned to match the painting. "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. Poster-sharp to 20 × 19.2 in at 150 dpi.

FrameEffective dpiVerdictCrops
10 × 8 in300Gallery sharp17%
14 × 11 in214Sharp up close18%
16 × 12 in187Poster sharp22%
20 × 16 in150Poster sharp17%
24 × 18 in125Fine across a room22%
36 × 24 in83Too soft31%
40 × 30 in75Too soft22%
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 story

Monet dug the pond himself, diverted a river to feed it, fought the local council about it, and then spent thirty years painting it. The lilies are not the subject. The water is.

The water and light make a room feel calmer without flattening it. Give the print enough space that you can see the changing brushwork, not just a wash of blue and green.

Wide crop over a sofa, or a square crop alone on a short wall. Never a small one in a gallery grid.

What it pairs with

A sofa, a wide frame, and a room that gets afternoon light.

Buying notes

  • Matte paper usually cuts glare in a bright room. If you prefer a glossy finish, check it under the light where you plan to hang it.
  • Compare sizes against your wall before ordering. The wall fitterhelps you see whether a larger frame works.
  • Try a centre around 57 inches from the floor, then adjust for furniture and sight lines.
  • A mat can give a smaller print breathing room; check the opening size before buying.
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