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Upon first glance, the shapes and colors in this painting are hard to distinguish. After closer inspection, three women become visible, all with pale skin, light hair, and indistinct facial features.

The Loge

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

Date
c. 1883
Medium
oil on wood
Size
5 × 8½ in (12.7 × 21.9 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1980.5.1. See the museum’s record
Credit
Gift of Emily M. Wilson in memory of Anthony T. Wilson

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Hang it

Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.

Print
21 × 36 in, the whole painting on 24 × 36 in paper
Center
49¾ in (126 cm) from the floor
Above the console table
8 in (20 cm) from the console table to the frame
Ideal width
36 to 41 in over a 54 in console table
Why this height
Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the console table, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
The Loge: a 21 × 36 in print hung above a console table, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
21 × 36 in landscape print (53 × 91 cm), centered 49¾ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Print it

No standard paper matches this painting’s proportions closely, so print it whole with a white border, or trim the edges to fill the paper.

Paper Filling the paper Printed whole Frame Frame with a 2 in mat Frame with a 3 in mat Sharpness
5 × 7 in trims 18.8 % 4 × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 832 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 22.7 % 9¼ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 366 dpi, crisp up close
18 × 24 in trims 22.7 % 14 × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 245 dpi, crisp from a step back
20 × 30 in trims 13 % 17½ × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 196 dpi, crisp from a step back
24 × 36 in trims 13 % 21 × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 163 dpi, crisp from a step back
30 × 40 in trims 22.7 % 23¼ × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 147 dpi, soft up close

Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.

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Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.

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