105x120 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 8:7 Near Square Proportion - 105x120 Size

The 8:7 aspect ratio has a subtle horizontal emphasis, providing a slight stretch that offers more width than height. This creates a composition that feels expansive without losing its compactness. The ratio works well for scenes that need a bit of extra breathing room horizontally, such as landscapes, wide portraits, or still life arrangements.

The near-square format adds a sense of balance, while the slight horizontal lean invites the viewer's eye to move side to side, offering gentle movement across the canvas. It’s an ideal choice when looking to create compositions that feel open yet grounded, with enough space to explore without overwhelming the viewer with too much width.

Explore other sizes in this same 8:7 aspect ratio:

14x16 • 21x24 • 28x32 • 35x40 • 42x48 • 49x56 • 56x64 • 63x72 • 70x80 • 77x88 • 84x96 • 91x104 • 98x112

Elite™ Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

A Canvas Clearance of 1/2" is the space between the Bar and the canvas. Generally speaking, more clearance reduces the risk of the canvas touching the wood and creating unsightly lines during painting. Our design provides the optimal clearance so as not to impact your painting, but still leaving enough wood to the maximize strength of the Stretcher Bar.

No Finger Joints!

Solid Wood is far superior to finger jointed wood, which is many small pieces glued together, each with varying grain densities that absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, expanding and contracting non-uniformly as environmental conditions change, and causing the wood to bow and the finger joints to eventually fail.

A single homogeneous kiln-dried solid wood Stretcher Bar outperforms and outlasts a finger jointed Bar whose sole purpose is to save the manufacturer cost, not contribute to the archival value of artwork intended to last a millennium. As a manufacturer, Masterpiece® does its part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 105x120 large size frame, the frame provides the ultimate foundation for your art with increased strength and stability
• Produces a 1.5" deep stretched canvas
• 2-1/4" wide Stretcher Bars
• All Bars have an exclusive groove on the inside perimeter of the frame to which cross braces and Diamond Corner Braces attach
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Sustainably Managed Forests Inhale and Exhale

The world's forests are essential to human survival. Forests inhale carbon dioxide for the earth, and exhale oxygen essential for life. When we speak of the sustainable forest strategy of ensuring that more timber will exist in the same forest land than exists today, this is the only viable plan for the future of humanity. For this reason, we use only lumber from the sustainable forests of Oregon, Washington, and California, where there’s more standing timber today than last century!

Specially Dried and Heat Treated Lumber

We source our wood from a select group of top-tier environmentally conscious lumber mills in the Pacific Northwest. These mills specially dry and heat-treat the lumber to our specifications, resulting in about half the moisture content compared to wood from typical home improvement centers or lumber yards. This process makes the wood stronger, reducing the likelihood of cracking, splitting, or warping. While the wood we use comes at a higher cost, it ensures a more dimensionally stable end product. This stability is crucial for crafting fine professional canvases that support your invaluable art over time.

111x126 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 105x120 Frame

Please note that you will need a canvas that is at least 6 Inches larger than the actual frame size to ensure proper stretching. This will provide ample material to stretch the canvas and attach it to the back of the frame. If you prefer to attach the canvas from the edge of the stretcher frame, you can reduce the size of your canvas by approximately 3/4" all the way around the frame. This will allow you to paint on the edge of the canvas and hang your artwork without needing a separate picture frame. And, if you ever need to remove the canvas from the frame and re-attach it, you'll have enough material to do that too.

Rooted in California and flourishing since 1965, Masterpiece® takes pride in its family-led legacy of crafting North America's premier Stretcher Bars. Our quest for excellence isn't just a goal but a commitment, positioning us as the trailblazers in the domain of fine-art canvas. Our innovative patents have set new benchmarks, ensuring our offerings stand unmatched. Dive into the tactile experience of our products, and you'll instantly recognize the distinct Masterpiece® quality, a signature appreciated by both your clientele and future art connoisseurs.

I think I am beginning to learn something about painting. ♦ Titian

One of the most significant painters of the Renaissance, Titian expressed a humility that can astonish those familiar with his vast oeuvre. Heralded for masterpieces that now adorn many of the world's most prestigious museums, his life was distinguished by an insatiable pursuit of artistic excellence. Such was his brilliance that even during his lifetime, he was considered one of the finest painters. Yet, it's this very declaration that offers a glimpse into the ceaseless curiosity and ever-evolving nature of an artist's mind.

His words serve as a reminder to us that art, in its essence, is a continuous exploration. No matter the accolades or mastery one achieves, there's always something new to discover, to understand, and to express. The creative path is a never-ending voyage, and the true artist remains perpetually hungry for growth. Titian's statement inspires us, compelling us to recognize that no matter where we are in our art careers, there is always more to explore, more to learn, and more to express. It's a testament to the boundless potential that lies within each of us, waiting to be unearthed and celebrated.

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The spirit of artistry is inspiration and creation. We too are inspired by the wisdom of this quote and hope you are inspired by our interpretation thereof, as well as this inimitable portrait we created of Titian. Go create!