84x96 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 8:7 Near Square Proportion - 84x96 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 • 56x64 • 63x72 • 70x80 • 77x88 • 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 84x96 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.

90x102 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 84x96 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.

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.

Art is the soul made visible… the spirit tangible… the unseen evident. ♦ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A maestro of Post-Impressionist art, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec did more than simply depict the Parisian nightlife or the theatrical scenes of Montmartre. His art was a conduit for the unseen emotions, the unsaid whispers, and the silent yearnings that lingered in the air. Through his unique vision, He made intangible sentiments palpable, bringing forth the depths of humanity onto canvas. His assertion that art makes the soul visible and the spirit tangible speaks to this very power that art possesses — the power to make the abstract concrete.

Every artist knows this intrinsic truth: when we create, we are channeling our deepest feelings and thoughts, often those that words fail to capture. It's a delicate dance, translating the complexities of the human experience into visuals. Yet, when done right, a piece of art can resonate with strangers, bridging gaps of time, culture, and geography. Lautrec's words highlight this profound connection between our innermost selves and our art. As artists, we have the privilege of making the invisible visible, sharing our spirit with the world, and letting others see the beauty and pain that defines our shared human experience.

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Every artist thrives on inspiration. So we've offer this insightful quote with a uniquely crafted portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. May this story invigorate your creativity! Start painting!