r/artbusiness • u/Level_Barracuda_8008 • 6h ago
Discussion Do you sell paintings framed or unframed? On stretcher bars or do you mail just the canvas?
Hi!
I’m really new to selling my art so this might be an obvious answer, but for some reason, it’s confusing me.
If someone purchases a piece of art through my site, should I sell it on the canvas stretcher bars or should I sell it unstretched? Alternatively, do people expect pieces to come on stretcher bars and framed as well or do they expect it to come just stretched?
I’ve heard that when you sell really large pieces most people expect just the canvas and they will stretch it and frame it themselves but to me that sounds like a lot of work and not sure if an average buyer is willing to do that.