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<p>[QUOTE="Houseful, post: 847629, member: 1067"]Framers usually put mounts on watercolour to distance the painting from directly pressing on the glass which could damage the painting. Plus it sets off the painting nicely.</p><p>With oils they generally don’t have a mount because the oils are ok exposed to the elements. If you do use a mount with an oil you will have to have glass on top because the mount is only made of card and will deteriorate quickly in damp etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Houseful, post: 847629, member: 1067"]Framers usually put mounts on watercolour to distance the painting from directly pressing on the glass which could damage the painting. Plus it sets off the painting nicely. With oils they generally don’t have a mount because the oils are ok exposed to the elements. If you do use a mount with an oil you will have to have glass on top because the mount is only made of card and will deteriorate quickly in damp etc.[/QUOTE]
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