5x6 Monet Pro Versailles Canvas 1-1/2" Deep #ML-0506

True 6:5 Almost Square Proportion - 5x6 Size

Explore other sizes in this same 6:5 aspect ratio:

10x12 • 15x18 • 20x24 • 25x30 • 30x36 • 35x42 • 40x48 • 45x54 • 50x60 • 70x84 • 75x90

Explore Related Products to this 5x6 Size:

• Alkyd / Oil Primed Linen: Malibu™ • Vintage L21C™ • Ventura™
• Acrylic Primed Linen: Muir™ • Vintage L22U™ • Santa Cruz™ • Saint-Cloud™
• Acrylic Primed Cotton: Monterey™ • Carmel™ • Tahoe™ • Sausalito™ • Sierra™
• Hardcore Canvas Panel: Versailles™
• Vincent™ Pro 7/8

Versailles™ Oil Primed Artfix Linen

Choice oil primed linen canvas with more substantial body. It has a warm golden hue and is an excellent painting surface, even for larger sizes.

• 100% Belgian Linen 6.1 oz.; Primed Weight 14.6 oz. per square yard
• Medium Weight, Closed Weave, Medium Texture
• Double Sized and Double Primed with acid-free archival quality oil primed ground
• Impenetrable ground prevents oil paint from leaching through and harming the canvas
• For oils, alkyds, and water miscible oil paints
• Linen has natural oils that prevent disintegration over time.

Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) Primer Pigment

This primer contains premium-grade Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) white pigment, renowned for its exceptional performance for oil priming. Its standout feature is its enduring whiteness, coupled with remarkable flexibility that persists over time. In contrast to other pigments such as zinc dioxide, Titanium Dioxide maintains its resilience, preventing brittleness as it ages. This quality ensures that artworks retain their integrity and will stand the test of time.

Monet™ Pro 1.5" Deep Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

1/2" Canvas Clearance 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.

• Produces a 1.5" deep stretched canvas (Actual depth is slightly thinner)
• 1-5/8" wide Stretcher Bar
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Finger Jointed Wood is not meant for Stretcher Bars

Solid wood makes the most dependable Stretcher Bar, because one homogeneous wood member is going to behave similarly across the entire length of the Bar. Whereas, with finger-jointed wood is made-up of multiple pieces of wood, sometimes on the actual joint itself, presenting multiple points of failure which no one can control.

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 add or reduce value to your final painting. The fact is, you don't want problems, and finger joints only increase that risk of the wood falling apart in the future.

The glue used to bind finger joints is a water based adhesive and when that wood is exposed to high humidity environments, particularly with exterior walls, the glue joints can give-up. 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.

5x6 Monet Pro Strainer Frame

• Drawing depicts the exact frame construction, not the proportion
• Strainer Bars are used when the short side is under 10" inches
• Fixed Corner Frame - Not keyable or expandable
• No cross braces required when the frame length is under 20", but this frame provides very robust and solid support for this 5x6 size frame

Selective Harvesting in our Sustainable Forests

Intelligent selective harvesting of timber is an ecological method to replace the natural occurrences of forest fires and disease and landslides that can devastate forests. This is all part of the process of sustainable forest management to which we subscribe when we choose which lumber we use in our products.

MuseumWrap™ Stretching Technique

With more than 60 years of American engineering, Masterpiece® designs and builds its own proprietary stretching equipment that enables us to produce the finest and most tightly-stretched canvas on the market.

• Drum-tight stretch!
• Up to 50% tighter than other methods
• Balanced tension across the surface
• Uncut folded corners make it possible to remove and re-stretch canvas on the same size frame
• Usually the corner folds are on the long sides

A canvas is one of the very few products you can buy, and with your precious time, talent, and materials transform it into a work of art that could one day be worth a fortune. Don't skimp on your material choices! Your legacy and your own brand will be judged by how well your artwork stands the test of time.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. ♦ Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, the contemplative naturalist and philosopher, spent a good portion of his life along the shores of Walden Pond. For him, nature was more than just a backdrop; it was a canvas upon which life's most profound questions were painted. When he likened time to a stream, it wasn't merely a fleeting poetic thought. It was an observation of life's ephemerality. Just as water in a stream never stays still, moments pass and are replaced by new ones, continuously flowing.

For artists, we too often find ourselves 'fishing' in the stream of time. Not for fish, but for inspiration, for that elusive idea, for the perfect expression of our innermost thoughts and feelings. It's an endeavor that requires patience and persistence. Yet, just as Thoreau found solace and understanding by the water, we find clarity and purpose in our art. As time moves, so do we, adapting and evolving our techniques, styles, and visions. And even if we sometimes return with an empty 'fishing basket', there's knowledge in the process, an understanding that eludes many.

Thoreau's reflection reminds us that time, while ceaseless and unyielding, also offers endless opportunities. Each moment is a chance to cast our line into the waters of creativity, to dive deep into the current of our imagination. So, fellow artists, let's not lament the swift passage of time. Instead, let's embrace it, learn from it, and remember that every second is a new opportunity to create something timeless.

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Art is visual and ripe with meaning, so enjoy this quote and our interpretation of its meaning, plus an one-of-a-kind portrait we created of Henry David Thoreau to make it all the more relevant. Pick up that brush and go!