Limited Edition Print on Canvas

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I have been asked to come up with some framing ideas for a limited edition print on canvas.

The image itself has white canvas showing all round but the bleed around the image is not standard.

The artist has signed the bottom of the canvas where the details of the artwork are with the wording to have this portion on the reverse of artwork once framed.

Now to do things correctly - being a limited edition I'm not keen on cutting the canvas at all to remove the legend at the bottom including the details and signature - but presume this is essential if once framed this is to be visible (the legend goes the complete width of the image).

Next the image really would suit to have a matt around it, but then this would mean having glass which I feel would defeat having the print on canvas - I would once again be asking advice on the excess canvas around the image which is 3" - 4". Then what method for mounting. And any modern ideas so no matt is required without damaging the piece.

Look forward to hearing some creative advice on this as the piece is detailed and contemporary.
 
That is a rather confusing situation, S.P.

Is the canvas already stretched? I would assume not if there is a 3" margin across the bottom of the canvas. These are usually framed as if they were an original canvas, a frame and linen liner if desired and no glass.

If the artist's directions are to remove the legend and attach it to the back, I guess you would not be harming the canvas by following those directions as that was the stated intention of the artist. I don't know what to tell you about the uneven bleed on the edge of the canvas.

If the canvas isn't stretched I would stretch it so as to leave enough white canvas around the image to make it look like a vignette and frame it. You can't work miracles with something that is out of your range of abilities as a framer. It sounds like the artist didn't plan out the finished look of his/her art prior to printing it.

Framerguy
 
I just did one of these with a 3" white border around a limited edition canvas giclee (Master and Commander by Geoff Hunt). I used a 2" wide 1" deep strainer - the canvas folds to the inside back edge of the strainers. I put the staples close to the inside edge of the strainers leaving just enough margin to hold well. Because it is a giclee I used spacers and Museum Glass to finish. This technique would leave the notes on the canvas visible if they are more than an inch from the image.

Hope this helps,

Pat :D
 
Raphael makes fabric "liners" that are actually 2 or 3 inch fillets. I have used these before on paintings with large unpainted borders. That would gvev you a way to "mat" the piece without glass or cutting. Order to liner to fit the image, and then frame around it. You will have some empty space to fill around the top and sides, but it will look great from the front!
 
Thanks for the replies.
In New Zealand we don't have the wide fillets as available in the States - that would have been problem sorted.
 
Forgot to mention - the canvas is not stretched. The uneven border is the actual scanning marks - complete with writting - so there is no way this can be shown.
 
Many times there is enough blank canvas left on the image to allow for stretching the canvas on stretcher bars. Normally that excess is trimmed to the back edge of the stretcher bars after the canvas is mounted. I see no problem in taking the bottom of the excess canvas where this information is located and maybe stapling it to the top of the stretcher bar after the piece is framed.

The real problem in my mind, without seeing the image, is what the intended dimensions of the art work were supposed to be. with the uneven border to deal with could you arrive at some decent dimensions for the image without losing too much detail of the artwork??

I have only seen one artist that has printed limited editions on canvas without having them stretched before marketing them. It makes the job much more difficult for the framer if the intended dimensions are never revealed by the artist. What size did your customer buy this print as being? Maybe you can glean some information from asking some more questions of the customer.

Framerguy
 
If you decide to frame without glass you'ld better make sure it's sealed. Gicle (ink jet) ink is water soluable and very fragile especially on canvas.
 
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