32x44 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

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32x44 Elite™ Professional B2 Frame Kit • 1-1/2" Deep • 11:8 • B2K-3244

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 11:8 Custom Proportion - 32x44 Size

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Explore other Masterpiece® products in this exact 32x44 size:

 
  • Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
  • For this 32x44 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.

 

Sustainable Forests - A Precious Natural Resource

The air that we breathe depends upon our healthy forests the world over. For this reason, we only use lumber from the sustainable forests of the Pacific Northwest, so we can guarantee that our nation's precious natural timber resources are available for future generations.

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.

 

38x50 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 32x44 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.

 

How can you expect a beholder to experience my picture as I experienced it? A picture can be appreciated only when it is no longer an object but a stimulus. ♦ Paul Gauguin

The enigmatic Paul Gauguin, whose life was interwoven with bold decisions and deep introspection, challenges our perception of art with this compelling statement. His exploration of diverse cultures, from the cafes of Paris to the serene shores of Tahiti, instilled in him an understanding that art isn't just a passive reflection but an active communicator of emotions and experiences.

When we, as artists, pour our heart and soul into our work, we encode it with our unique emotional experiences. Yet, Gauguin prompts us to embrace the fact that once our art reaches the viewer, it takes on a life of its own. It becomes a catalyst, sparking unique interpretations and eliciting emotions that might differ vastly from our initial intent. And it is in this spontaneous interaction, where art shifts from being a mere object to a dynamic force, that its true magic is unveiled. Our role is to create not with the expectation of mirrored reactions, but with the hope that our creations serve as stimuli, igniting myriad emotions, conversations, and inspirations in those who encounter them.


Echoing the timeless spirit of artistry, we bring you this quote paired with our beautiful portrait of Paul Gauguin that we created. Let your colors on the canvas speak!

 

Additional Details

SKU:
B2K-3244
Canvas and Depth:
1.50 In. Frame Kit
Width:
32 Inch
Length:
44 Inch

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