Description
This is a description of a range of traditional linen and cotton canvases, made in Italy and using the finest linen thread from France. The canvases are stretched to the reverse, giving a clean edge suitable for displaying without a frame. Only renewable wood (red fir) dried to the right degree of humidity is employed to assure the best stability of stretcher. A special design of joint and stretcher bar ensures resistance to torsion and the perfect control of the stretcher's tension. The care that has gone into the production of these canvases is outstanding.
Italian-made, a fantastic range of traditional stretched linen and
cotton canvases. Using the finest linen thread from France, the
woven linen is then primed and stretched to the highest of
standards. All the linen and cotton canvases are stretched to the
reverse giving a clean edge suitable for displaying without a
frame. Only renewable wood (red fir) dried to the right degree of
humidity, is employed to assure the best stability of stretcher. A
special design of joint and stretcher bar assures resistance to
torsion and the perfect control of the stretcher's tension. The
care that has gone into the production of these canvases is
outstanding. The linen stretched canvases are ready to use and
available in three variations; Oil Primed Extra Fine suitable for
Oil painters requiring a smooth surface, Universal Primed Fine
Grain suitable for all mediums and Universal Primed Medium grain
ideal for the painter who wishes for a more pronounced texture to
work on. Specifications..The depth is 18mm for the smaller sizes -
18x24cm to 40x50cm and 21mm for the larger sizes - 40x60cm to
60x70cm.Wedges: HardwoodAssembly: Stapled on reverse only