Oil Painting

How do you frame an oil painting?

I have an oil painting someone did for me. I was wondering how to frame it. I’m wondering if you’re supposed to put glass over it. I see old pictures with no glass. I just wonder what is supposed to be done to preserve it.
The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame already. I got it like that.

Hi:

You don’t need to frame oils under glass, but probably about 6 months after The Painting was completed, it probably should be varnished to protect and seal the surface. You probably will want the artist who painted the image to see that the varnish is applied completely and correctly.

For framing, just pick a frame that seems to suit it. For ideas in framing, check out some local museums or Art Galleries to see how their artwork is framed.

There is a framing source website that you can upload your image on, and then try out different frames and get a little preview image – pictureframes.com. Hope this helps!

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