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Materials Used

We use only top quality high grade canvas, frames, and paints. As we use a variety of brands depending on the product line, we select only the best products available to assure your painting will last more than a single lifetime!

As a result of the high quality products we use, you can be assured that your Delgaudio Fine Art painting will last many years, and be a treasure that can be passed along in your family!

Most Delgaudio Fine Art Paintings arrive “Ready to Hang”

This means they will have eyelets and hanging wire already installed on them. As there are many variations of wall hanging and differing conditions, you will need
whatever device you choose to use for your wall, as we do not provide that. It can be a simple hook installed with a nail, or any of the more modern devices. You decide!

In the event a painting may have several different orientations, the eyelets and wire will be included but NOT installed on the canvas frame. This allows you to see which way you may wish to view the painting and then you simply put the eyelets on and wire.

All paintings have been top coated and protected against UVA and UVB rays, dust, airborne contaminants, environmental elements etc…We use Gamvar (by Gamblin) which is a varnish and was developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art. If it is good enough for them, it is good enough for us!

Why We Protect Your Painting with Gamvar

It is generally recommended that finished paintings are varnished. Unvarnished paintings are vulnerable to aging in ways that varnished paintings are not. Very few, if any, private collectors keep their homes at the uncontaminated levels and controlled climates that museums do.

There are two important criteria that a quality picture varnish must have – first, the varnish must be water-clear to not change or alter the color scheme of the painting below it. Second, the varnish must be easily removable in the future so any needed work, restoration etc can be done many years from now if needed.
The top-most layer of any painting will ultimately take on a layer of dust and dirt over time. Varnishes provide a non-porous layer which prevents dust and dirt from being embedded in the more porous paint layers beneath. All our paintings are treated!

Gamvar Varnish