Feature

●Sausalito is #12 heavy cotton, 14 oz finished, sized and double primed with archival quality acrylic gesso, yielding an excellent ground for oils, acrylics, and alkyds; Robust paint-gripping texture, rugged body, ideal for heavy paint or impasto
●Solid Pine or Fir Stretcher Bars from the sustainable forests of the Pacific Northwest; No finger joints are allowed, which tend to fail under pressure and over time; Custom made box for safe transport
●Rock-solid patented double tongue-and-groove frame corners; An interior groove connects to two keyable braces, producing the ultimate frame support; Preinstalled corner & brace keys
●Solid Pine or Fir Stretcher Bars from the sustainable forests of the Pacific Northwest; No finger joints are allowed, which tend to fail under pressure and over time; Masterpiece canvases are made in North America with materials from the USA
●Stretched using our MuseumWrap method yielding balanced tension across the surface and a drum-tight stretch that is up to 50% tighter than other methods; The uncut folded corners allow the canvas to be removed and re-stretched on the same size frame

Description

16x68 is a unique Masterpiece size. Sausalito is our #12 heavy weight cotton duck canvas finished at 14 oz., sized and double primed with archival quality acrylic gesso, producing a ground impervious to paints leaching through and harming the fabric. Suitable for most all paint types, like oils, acrylics, and alkyds. It has a robust paint-gripping surface texture and rugged body, ideal for heavy paint or impasto. There is a 1/2" gap between the canvas and frame, eliminating the unwanted lines that occur when the gap is less. We never use finger joints in our wood frames, which often fail under tension and over time - the glue joints give up, and are unsuitable for paintings intended to last for centuries. Our 3.25" wide heavy-duty keyable brace allows the canvas frame to be tensioned in the middle, where the tension is needed the most...a unique design for which we earned a patent! Double tongue and groove frame corners provide maximum torsional rigidity. Heavy Duty Cross brace provides maximum support and rigidity. Keys are pre-installed in the corners and the brace. Stretched using our proprietary MuseumWrap method, producing a drum-tight-stretch, up to 50% tighter than other methods, and with balanced tension across the surface. The corners are uncut and neatly folded, making it possible to remove and re-stretch the canvas on the same size frame.