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15x20 Vincent™ Pro • 7/8" Deep • Raw Torrey Pines™ Belgian Linen 9.6 oz Unprimed • 4:3 Cinema • VTP-1520
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Vincent™ Pro means a 7/8" deep canvas that is stretched using our MuseumWrap™ back-stapled method with folded corners. Our proprietary stretching process uses pneumatically controlled machines that we built to yield drum-tight tension. See below to learn more about the finest professional quality artist canvas on the market.
This 15x20 is one of our Lost Sizes, and you just found it! Custom to Masterpiece®, this special series of little-known sizes is part of the popular 4:3 Cinema proportion. Painting on unusual sizes adds even more intrigue to your artwork.
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Raw Torrey Pines™ Belgian Linen 9.6 oz Unprimed
Heavy-weight dense-weave raw unprimed Belgian Linen. Take control of your art by preparing your own ground on Belgian Linen canvas. Use bare expanses of canvas as part of the painting or simply create the ground exactly ask you like.
- 100% Belgian Linen 9.6 oz. per square yard
- Heavy Weight, Very Tight Weave, Textured Surface
- Raw fabric blocks 89% of the light, which indicates how tight is the weave
- Warp and Weft: 40x36 yarns per square inch
- Linen has natural oils that prevent disintegration over time.
Vincent™ Pro 7/8" Deep Bar • 5/16" Canvas Clearance
5/16" 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 Stretched Canvas Frame.
- Stretcher Bar Profile produces a 7/8" deep stretched canvas
- 1.5" wide Stretcher Bar
- Frames with a dimension of 16" and up have a groove machined in the center inside perimeter to which cross braces attach
- 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.
15x20 Vincent Pro Keyable Braced Frame
- Drawing depicts the exact frame construction, not the proportion
- Precision machined medium duty keyable tongue-and-groove Stretcher Bars
- A 1/2" thick keyable brace (1.5" wide) provides sturdy support for this 15x20 size frame - Brace may be removed in reinserted at any time
- An exclusive slot is milled on the inside perimeter of the 20 Stretcher Bars to which the Brace and the expansion wedges attach
- Patented keyable brace allows the frame to be tensioned in the middle of the canvas, where the tension needed the most
- To increase canvas tension: 1) remove any staples in the corners and those that retain the brace keys in the middle, 2) tap all of the expansion keys further into their respective slots, 3) tighten and re-staple the canvas in the corners
Canvas Tension is in Your Control
In dry climates or air conditioned environments, the lack of moisture in the air causes wood frames to shrink and the canvas fibers to narrow and elongate making the canvas more slack and resulting in a loss of canvas tension. In some instances, the canvas could have waves on the surface resulting in an unsightly viewing experience.
Our Vincent™ Pro professional frames provide the functionality for you to slightly expand the size of the frame in the corners and the middle of the canvas, thereby increasing canvas tension all across the surface. The difference between a loose canvas and a tight canvas is just 1/8", so a small adjustment using our corner and brace keys makes an important difference in canvas tension.
- Helps to prevent waves that occur in a loose canvas
- Increase canvas tension by tapping-in the corner and brace keys
- True professional class canvases make it possible for you to adjust the canvas tension
Cross Braces Make it Tighter
A tightly stretched canvas on an un-braced frame overpowers the Stretcher Bars causing them to bow inward and thereby lose tension. Sometimes that bow can expose a space in picture frames.
When a canvas is stretched on a properly supported frame, the cross-braces prevent the Bars from bowing thereby achieving maximum canvas tension. To increase the canvas tension even more, simply tap the corner and brace keys further in their slots. Properly supported frames provide you with the control over the canvas tension of your canvas and painting.
Sustainable Forests Ensure More Wood for Communities
Using lumber from sustainably managed forests is not only the responsible thing to do, it's also a way to ensure that the wood products we rely on continue to be available in the future. By supporting sustainable forestry practices, we can help to ensure a steady supply of wood products while also protecting the environment and supporting local communities.
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
The canvas you choose is the foundation for your painting, but also serves as symbol of the quality that stand for as an artist, and reflect on your own brand. We serve as your silent partner to create your next masterpiece. You wow them with your art on the front, while we quietly wow them with our inner strength and integrity underneath.
No longer would interiors, people who read and women who knit, be painted. There should be living people who breathe and feel, suffer and love.
♦ Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch, the Norwegian maestro of emotional expression on canvas, painted not just with brushes and pigments but with his very soul. Born in Loten, Norway, in 1863, suffered a great loss at the age of five years old when he lost his mother to tuberculosis. He later suffered his own illness that forever changed his perspective on life. He believe that we must transcend beyond the mundane and seek the profound. Drawing from his own tumultuous life, he implores us to infuse our art with raw human experiences, to capture the essence of existence in every stroke.
We stand on the shoulders of visionaries like Munch who dared to break free from convention and embrace the rawness of life. His art was his catharsis, a conduit through which he channeled his anguish, longing, and passion. In following his example, we can tap into the depths of our own emotions, transforming them into works that connect with our shared humanity. Munch's legacy reminds us that we are not merely creators of images; we are chroniclers of the human spirit. By venturing beyond the surface and breathing life into our art, we invite others to breathe, feel, suffer, and love with us, forging connections that transcend time and place.
Creativity is a dance between inspiration and innovation. Our own self portrait creation of Edvard Munch twirls alongside these profound words, hoping to set the stage for your next artistic performance. Now go do your dance on the canvas!
Additional Details
- SKU:
- VTP-1520
- Canvas and Depth:
- 0.88 in. Vincent Pro
- Weight and Style:
- 09.6oz Torrey Pines Raw
- Canvas and Ground:
- Linen Raw Unprimed
- Tooth and Texture:
- Medium Heavy Weave
- Width:
- 15 Inch
- Length:
- 20 Inch
- Aspect Ratio:
- 4:3 Cinema