How cut the mat board?

[Stina]

I hate when “they” do it like this….

A kind of signature on the right. Should I hide it with the mat board? Or should it be visible? But where should the mat board edge be on the left side? I think the paper is to narrow.

[pramsay13]

Ask the customer what they want.

Make it their problem rather than yours.

[Justintime]

On this occasion the left hand edge doesn't give you much choice! I would lose the signature as I don't see what other choice you have. Of course I'd let the customer know why it has to be done like this.

[Justintime]

Contrary to what Peter says, I feel it is my job to make these decisions for my customer. I'm the one with the knowledge and experience of best practices and that's what they're paying for.

[Rainbow]

I'd discuss it with the customer, asking them how important it is to them to show the signature and demonstrating that aesthetically it looks better without. But if the signature is important to them, I'd suggest mounting it without the signature, but that I scan/print a small section of the picture showing the signature to attach to the back of the framed picture. If it's just a small section, I don't think that would contravene any copyright laws.

[prospero]

I would tend the cover it with the mat. It would still be there underneath. Visually, it doesn't really contribute anything and personally it would trigger my OCD big-time.

[vintage frames]

The print is called "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" and if you Google up images of the original artwork, the 'signature' on the right of the print doesn't exist.
The artist's signature is on the top left of the image.
The print was obviously cut from a book collection and I'm guessing that the small bogus signature might only be something as simple as the page or plate number - in Japanese!

[Stina]

Thanks!!

I had a little conversation with myself.

Why didn’t I ask the customer?
*thinking*
Ping!
It was covered! By a label. The artwork was probably bought in a museum shop or something similar. I didn’t remove the packaging. (I’ll definitely do that the next time.)
So when I realised that the customer probably haven’t seen it either the choice was easy!

Thanks again! Quick answers! I’m really happy I found this forum!

[Stina]

Clever!!

The print is called "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" and if you Google up images of the original artwork, the 'signature' on the right of the print doesn't exist.
The artist's signature is on the top left of the image.
The print was obviously cut from a book collection and I'm guessing that the small bogus signature might only be something as simple as the page or plate number - in Japanese!

[Stina]

Oh yeah!

I would tend the cover it with the mat. It would still be there underneath. Visually, it doesn't really contribute anything and personally it would trigger my OCD big-time.

[Stina]

Copyright. I will remember that. Didn’t think about that at all.

If something is written on the back of the artwork I usually take a photo of it and send it to the customer.

I'd discuss it with the customer, asking them how important it is to them to show the signature and demonstrating that aesthetically it looks better without. But if the signature is important to them, I'd suggest mounting it without the signature, but that I scan/print a small section of the picture showing the signature to attach to the back of the framed picture. If it's just a small section, I don't think that would contravene any copyright laws.

[pramsay13]

Your wire is a bit tight, but other than that looks good.

[Justintime]

[Keith Hewitt]

I was in Sweden recently and took the opportunity to visit Stina at ER Ramar.
Gave her a copy of Art + Framing TODAY and encouraged her to subscribe.
And a copy of Meg Glasgow's flyer advertising her book and a link to her website
www.megglasgow.com/shop where you can get a digital download.
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