How to choose an oil painting and a corresponding frame

Written by Amitai Sasson on September 9, 2007

Choose the right art for you
The first step is seemingly easy: select the art you love. Forget about what’s hip or what’s popular. If it excites you, get it. A Monet, a Picasso, a Van Gogh reproduction or simply a beautiful hand painted scenic landscape… anything that lights an artistic spark in your heart.

Choosing the right frame for your masterpiece…
When you’ve finalized what painting you’d like and where to put it, it’s time for framing. Think of frames as the final touch on a piece of artwork, like shoes on a suite, they make all the difference! In general, for larger works, wider frames are more decorative and ornamental, and thinner frames are more contemporary and subtle. Take into consideration how much space you’re trying to fill. If you need the piece to be larger, choose a wider molding. If you’re creating a grouping, you may want to control framing costs by keeping things simple.

Amitai Sasson

About the Author: Amitai Sasson

Amitai Sasson of overstockArt.com is a renowned world traveler on a mission to seek out the beauty and passion of the art world. As an avid enthusiast of art and oil paintings, he contributes to ArtCorner.com as Chief editor and writer.

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    Very good advice. Thanks.

  • clint

    Lame… This offers nothing … at all. The title says "How to choose an oil painting and a corresponding frame" and you off offer no tips or anything…. weak

  • Anna

    I agree, lame. Is there a percentage as to width of the frame in correlation to the size of the painting? Is there a rule of thumb for paintings of cars with chrome and choosing a frame for one of a landscape? Important questions that this does not come close to answering.

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