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We just bought a painting that is not framed yet-do we put it on matte, or just have it framed

TwinKie , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 11:07:03 AM

l don´t know anything about paintings-how do we display them?
 
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lolli , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 10:22:38 PM

If it is a painting done on a stretched canvas, it gets framed,  
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no glass. You can have a linen liner put next to the painting, then the  
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frame on the outside. If it is a water color or print, it should be  
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matted, then framed under glass. The frame shop will help you decide the  
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best way to go.  
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JiJi , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 06:40:58 PM

Oil paintings are not matted. Prints are.  
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