Deep Stretchers for Gallery Wrap Display

What is gallery wrap?

Gallery wrap is the term used to describe paintings or prints on canvas that are hung on the wall without any picture frame. The canvas is wrapped around the edge and stapled to the back of the stretcher frame. Usually the painting or image is continuous from the front and around all four sides. Gallery Wrap canvases are widely used because they provide a very attractive and economical way of displaying a

Gallery Stretcher Bar "L-Shaped" Stretcher Design Heavy Duty Basic

We have several stretcher profiles for Gallery Wrap applications. A very popular “off-the-wall” frame thickness for these deep stretchers is 1-1/2" (Gallery Stretcher) and 1-5/8" (Heavy Dusy Basic Strecher). We can custom make our L-Shaped profile frames to any size and thickness you want. Where necessary, our stretchers can be fitted with our regular cross-braces to provide very rigid and keyable support for your canvas. All of these stretcher profiles provide a very strong and stable stretcher frame which will remain straight and true and not twist or warp over time.

Fully keyed stretcher bars and braces

Braced designs for superior frame rigidity

Laminated “L-Shaped” profile
for greater stability

Basic Deep Stretcher

This stretcher provides a light weight frame ideal for canvases with dimensions under 36”. Maximum “off-the-wall” thickness recommended is 2 inches.

Standard Deep Stretcher

This stretcher profile is a stronger and heavier design suited for large paintings from 3 feet to over 8 feet across. Maximum “off-the-wall” thickness recommended is 4 inches.