56x64 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 8:7 Near Square Proportion - 56x64 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:

105x120 • 14x16 • 21x24 • 28x32 • 35x40 • 42x48 • 49x56 • 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 56x64 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

Sustainability in our Forests and our Communities

At Masterpiece®, we believe in responsible and sustainable business practices. That's why we only use lumber from sustainably managed forests in our products. By doing so, we can help to protect our planet's forests, reduce our environmental impact, and support the communities that depend on these valuable resources.

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.

62x70 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 56x64 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.

With one eye you are looking at the outside world, while with the other you are looking within yourself. ♦ Amadeo Modigliani

Amadeo Modigliani's insights into the dual nature of an artist's gaze are both profound and illuminating. The Italian virtuoso, renowned for his distinctive portraits and elongated forms, recognized that the true essence of art is not just capturing external beauty but also the introspection and self-reflection that accompanies creation. It's a dance between the world and the artist's internal realm.

Artists constantly negotiate this duality, synthesizing external observations with their inner emotions and thoughts. The beauty of a sunset or the contours of a face are not merely rendered as seen; they are intertwined with the artist's feelings, memories, and dreams. In the dance between the external and internal, artists find a unique voice, a personal style, and an expressive depth. By embracing this dance, we can elevate our work, making it both a reflection of the world around us and a window into our soul.

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With a nod to Amadeo Modigliani, we present these words of wisdom and our own custom crafted portrait. Let this fusion stoke your creative fires. Dive into your art!