13x19 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True Paper Size Proportion - 13x19 Size

This 13x19 is also a common Paper Size.

Explore other sizes in this same 19:13 aspect ratio:

11x17 • 12x21 • 17x22 • 22x34 • 28x40 • 34x44

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 13x19 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

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.

Our Ecosystem Depends on Healthy Forests

Forests play a vital role in our planet's ecosystem. They absorb carbon dioxide, filter air and water, and provide habitat for countless species of plants and animals. By using sustainably sourced lumber, we can help to protect these important ecosystems and ensure that they continue to provide these valuable services for generations to come.

19x25 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 13x19 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.

Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Retensioner

One of our most appreciated products helps make your canvas tighter! Stretching a canvas tightly can be a challenge. Our Frame Kits include the Corner and Brace Keys that you will need to add tension, but Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Re-Tensioner is a way that you can use to add tension to the canvas without needed to use the keys. It canvas be sprayed on the back of a canvas to repair most canvas tension issues.

With Tight'n'Up™, you can add tension to just a small area, or a large area. Simply spray it lightly on the back and brush it into the canvas, and within seconds, your canvas becomes tighter and stays tighter. The more you use, the tighter it gets. Recommended for acrylic primed cotton or linen canvas. We do not recommend it for oil primed canvas because there are simply too many different types of oil primed canvas, but used conservatively at your own risk, it will tension any canvas.

Masterpiece® is a family-owned business operating in California since 1965 and producing the finest Stretcher Bars in North America. We deliver the highest quality and highest performing products in the business. We are widely recognized as the nation's leader and trendsetter of professional quality fine-art canvas. We own several patents that make our products perform superior to any other on the market. Once you touch one of our products, you'll immediately recognize our impeccable qualityÑand more importantly, so will your clients and those who acquire your art

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations. ♦ Paul Cézanne

Distinguished for his groundbreaking approach to art, Paul Cézanne championed a perspective that transcended mere replication. He didn't view the canvas as a mirror to the world, but as a window to an artist's soul. Nature, with its myriad colors, shapes, and moods, acted as a catalyst, provoking a spectrum of feelings and thoughts within the observer.

For many in the art world, this insight is enlightening. As we stand before our easels, it isn't just the external scene we aim to capture but the internal emotions it stirs within us. It's a symphony of perception and introspection. Every brushstroke, every hue we choose is an embodiment of our response to the world around us. In this dance between the external and the internal, the objective and the subjective, lies the true essence of art. Cézanne's wisdom urges us to look beyond the surface and tap into the depths of our own sensations, making every artwork a unique testament to our personal experience.

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We hope you will be inspired by the wisdom, and our interpretation thereof, of Paul Cézanne, plus we made this unique little portrait to begin the creative process. Time to start your creative process!