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At the Play — An Exciting Moment

Name: At the Play — An Exciting Moment
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01818

Louis Wain, 1906

Best in ShowPA-01818Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, Wrong shape: a 22% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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The same theatre box a scene later, in cooler blues and greens, with the cats leaning in and one grey tabby staring straight through the fourth wall. The blue-green palette makes it the calm companion to its crimson twin — the pair hangs better than either alone.

Maker: Louis Wain
Date: 1906
Medium of the original: Chromolithograph postcard
Original held by: Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette postcard, 1906
Credit: Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette postcard, 1906 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01818

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 22% crop
12 x 8 in	122 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
14 x 11 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
16 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
18 x 12 in	81 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 22% crop
24 x 16 in	61 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
30 x 20 in	48 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 22% crop
36 x 24 in	40 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
48 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
60 x 40 in	24 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged