Help Large Water Colour

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kalta

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Hi
I had an email today from a customer who has a large watercolour, 53 inches by 48 inches.

The artist sent these instructions.

"Your painting is relatively flat, although as it is a large watercolour we recommend a 'floating' frame, with the picture attached to the backing and space between the painting and glass. Your local framer should happily do this for you. A wide / 3", natural light coloured / white frame would suit your watercolour. "

Any thoughts on how this size painting which I assume is on paper should be attached to a backing board, I can't get hold of the customer at the moment so I don't know if conservation is an issue, but what would be the best backing to use. Also what glazing would be best to use.

Any ideas and help on this would be appreciated.

Thanks kalta
 
Eight ply board, rag preferred

4 or 5 wide-ish kozo hinges across top, the kind called both 'Z-hinge' and 'pass-through'. Wheat starch paste.

V or Z hinge at either bottom corner to keep it from moving forward; if you can introduce a tiny little pleat in the paper to allow for some movement, it's a good thing. These hinges are not structural, so can be of very thin kozo.
 
Do this all the time. Either float the watercolor on a background mat, using hinges for attaching artwork and spacers between the glazing and artwork or use no matting and use spacers to separate the glazing from the artwork using no hinges.
 
Hinge as recommend. OP-3 acrylic, I doubt you will find an 8ply board that size, but a 4 ply and archival coroplast. Reinforce frame with strainer, including corner and cross braces. Hang with French cleat/Z bar.
 
Watercolour

Hi.

Must have been half asleep with my last reply, anyway thank you all for replying, using the information you all sent I'm confident that I will be able to complete the job.

Thanks again kalta
 
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