Suggestion Tarkay prints

[DS]

I'll be framing several signed Tarkay prints. Regular prints I would mount on 3/16" acid free mounting board. I was thinking I should mount them on ragmat. I would use clear mounting strips to hold the print in place. If ragmat is the way to go, what ply (2,4,8) should I use?

 

[Baer Charlton]

8-ply and Japanese hinged with edge strips on side and bottom

 

[j Paul]

If these very valuable Tarkay prints came from one of the main sellers, Park West Gallery. You could follow their lead and use good old masking tape. Which I have seen them do on some very costly pieces that they sell. I actually have seen some on display in their Southfield gallery that were float mounted and you could see them pulling away and the masking tape visible.

 

[Jim Miller]

The size of the prints is a determining factor in selection of the substrate materials. If the prints are similar to the Tarkay prints I have framed, then I would suggest fine paper edge supports or a Platform Mount. Hinging by Japanese paper and starch paste would work, as well, but that method is more invasive and less secure.