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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 457163, member: 8267&quot;]&quot;Wet mount&quot; probably refers to the way the artwork has been secured to a backing board:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Q1 : What is the difference between wet mount and dry mount?</p><p><br /></p><p>-Wet mounting requires the image to be mounted on a foam board that is often the same size as the poster, or is centered within the poster board using either a glue stick or spray adhesive.</p><p>-Dry mounting is a method of setting the image on a hard backing through the use of a heat-sensitive adhesive material.</p><p><br /></p><p>A wet mount is freshly prepared, while a dry mount is pre-prepared and sealed.</p><p>Air bubbles can be trapped in a wet mount but not in a dry mount</p><p>Wet mounts are inexpensive to make and don&#039;t last as long&quot;</p><p><b><a href="http://www.canadaoncanvas.com/include/canvas_faqs.php?id=156" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.canadaoncanvas.com/include/canvas_faqs.php?id=156" rel="nofollow">http://www.canadaoncanvas.com/include/canvas_faqs.php?id=156</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p>The use of a wet mount method (or dry mount, for that matter) leads me to suspect that your artwork is a reproduction rather than an original. It seems unlikely that a responsible framer would mount an original this way. Fine art would be secured with &quot;hinges&quot; of paper or tape, not completely glued to a board. (Which is not to say that it has never been done, unfortunately.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you post a photo of the back of the artwork? And please check &quot;full image&quot; when uploading - we will be able see it better. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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