Description
31x53 Elite™ Professional B2 Frame Kit • 1-1/2" Deep • 53:31 • B2K-3153
Our Masterpiece® Elite™ Professional 1-1/2" Deep Stretcher Bar Kit is the ultimate museum quality solid-wood stretcher system. It's so unique, it earned us a Patent! All you need to do is select the frame size and you will receive everything you need to build a museum class Stretcher Bar Frame. We have 6105 sizes available in this and two other depths. Get Any Size You Want!
True 53:31 Custom Proportion - 31x53 Size
Consider one other size in the same 53:31 proportion:
Explore other Masterpiece® products in this exact 31x53 size:
- Stretched Acrylic Primed Cotton Canvas : Shasta™
- Stretched Acrylic Primed Linen Canvas: Grenoble™ • Pau™
- Stretched Alkyd / Oil Primed Linen Canvas: Isola™ • Poitiers™
- 3D™ K2.5 Frame Kit • 3D™ K3.5 Frame Kit
- Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
- For this 31x53 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.Solid Wood is Archival - Finger Jointed Wood is Not
We only use Solid Wood to build our Stretcher Bars because a solid piece of wood will last indefinitely. When we speak of archival value, it's not just the paint you use and the quality of your canvas and ground, even the wood choices manufacturers make are part of the archival process.
The principal reason manufactures use finger jointed wood is reduce cost, not increase archival value. Wood constantly grows and shrinks when the environment becomes hotter, or colder, or more humid, or more dry. Because finger jointed wood is made-up of multiple and varied pieces of wood, with varying grain patterns and densities, they each absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, which works on the glue joints that hold them together, causing the wood to bow and the joints to eventually fail, and certainly not consistent with increasing the archival value of your artwork frame support.
As a manufacturer, we do our part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality made product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.
Sustainably Managed Forests Coexist with Mankind
We use lumber grown in the sustainable forests of the Pacific Northwest, where thereÕs more standing timber today than last century! There will always be a demand for wood pulp and fiber, but striking a harmonious balance with human coexistence is the essential strategy to which we subscribe. Sustainably managed forests increase our health and abundance of our forests which can be in harmony with this precious natural resource.
Specially Dried and Heat Treated Lumber
Our wood is handpicked from a curated group of environmentally responsible lumber mills in the Pacific Northwest. By adhering to our precise drying and heat-treatment standards, these mills produce lumber with nearly half the moisture you'd find in common home improvement outlets or lumber yards. This meticulous process not only enhances the wood's strengthÑminimizing risks of cracks, splits, or bendsÑbut also elevates its dimensional stability. Such quality, despite its premium, is paramount in creating professional canvases designed to uphold the sanctity of your cherished art throughout the years.
37x59 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 31x53 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.
With deep family ties and a legacy spanning since 1965 in California, Masterpiece® has been the epitome of unmatched quality in Stretcher Bars across North America. Our commitment to pioneering excellence has crowned us as the forerunners in the world of professional fine-art canvases. Bolstered by our patented innovations, our products exude a caliber that's in a league of its own. One touch, and the unparalleled quality becomes palpable, leaving an indelible impression on your clients and all future admirers of your art.
My only merit is that I painted directly in front of nature, while trying to render the impressions made on me by the most fleeting effects.
♦ Claude Monet
Claude Monet, celebrated as the father of Impressionism, embarked on a path that celebrated the transient and ephemeral beauty of the world around him. In contrast to the academic approach of meticulously crafted, detailed compositions, Monet ventured outdoors, setting up his easel amidst the landscapes he sought to capture. The act was revolutionary for its time, prioritizing the experience of the moment over the conventions of studio perfection.
This approach resonates with artists even today. We understand the value of capturing raw emotion, of seizing the ever-changing interplay of light and color, and of diving headfirst into the experience. By placing ourselves in the heart of our subjects, we, too, can grasp the essence of fleeting moments, translating them into lasting impressions on canvas. Monet's commitment to direct observation serves as a timeless reminder that often the purest form of artistic expression stems from an authentic, immediate connection to our surroundings.
We've curated this inspirational quote and our take on the message, plus a unique portrait we created of Claude Monet, celebrating the timeless ever-evolving act of creation. Go create your own masterpiece!
Additional Details
- SKU:
- B2K-3153
- Canvas and Depth:
- 1.50 In. Frame Kit
- Width:
- 31 Inch
- Length:
- 53 Inch