I get asked a lot about what I mean when I refer to a print available as either stretched or unstretched, so Ihere's and explanation -- let me know if it's not crystal clear, klm@kmdogart.com.
After the master printer has turned my painting into a print I get the prints on canvas unstretched, that is they are a loose piece of canvas like the Chow Chow above. Before it can be framed however it must be "stretched" around stretcher bars, so that the canvas is held tight in the frame. The top left example is the back side of a stretched print, you can see the wood stretcher bars. The Dane below is how the print looks from the front stretched. I offer the prints unstretched just as a less expensive option. The person purchasing the print that way can take it to their framer and have it stretched before framing.
But since the print has to be stretched before it can be put into a frame - and since 95% of my sales are for stretched prints, I may eliminate this option in the future, but for right know unstretched (loose canvas like the Chow) is still available.
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