220 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 431-9588
(312) 431-9588
Spring Cleaning at Flax Art & Frame: Save 10 to 30% on all framed wall art samples.
NOTHING HELD BACK!
Nothing demonstrates, better, how to properly design framing for any item than to, actually, show examples of framed items with appropriate framing treatments. We have curated a selection of framed art, prints, posters and canvases to inspire you and, perhaps, to bring light and color to the walls of your home or office. Many of them are historical in nature and relate to Chicago, our home town. Some of them are works of art by local artists, while a few are by internationally known artists. Call, email (from our Contact Us page), or visit us for pricing and frame size.
Here is a partial catalog of the items on sale at our frame shop:
Part of the Flax Family art collection, this is a pencil-signed original lithograph by the famous American artist Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). He was an amazing artist who painted images of Americana. You could not help but smile when looking at his work. His sense of humor was subtle and the detail was amazing. This print is called "The Spelling Bee" (1971). It is framed in a Larson-Juhl gold leafed frame with matching fillet around the linen mat opening. Glazing is Museum Glass.
Back in the early years of the 21st century, we were approached by a group of architects to purchase some copies of a re-print they were publishing of an item in the archives of The Art Institute of Chicago. It was a print published, originally, by Daniel Burnham and a group of architects, around 1901. We bought 15 of the 100 copies that were published, and have 3 left (this framed one and two unframed). This framed print is double matted, with a fillet that matches the frame. The frame is a Larson-Juhl frame, called Biltmore, and was licensed from the Vanderbilt estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore was built in 1893, so we know that this is a period frame for this print. The glazing is OP3 plexiglass, which has a 99% u/v filter, will not shatter like glass and weighs half as much. If the reflection bothers you, we can swap it out with Optium Museum Acrylic, which is anti-reflective and nearly invisible. There is, however, a significant up-charge for that. Either way, it is an amazing illustration. Some of the items in the rendering have come to pass, some never happened. It was crafted before the invention of the automobile, so it is understandable.
Chicago artist Steve Slaske has created a collection of titled, signed, and numbered lithographs of Chicago images, whether it be Millenium Park, Wrigley Field, North Michigan Avenue or the Lakefront Skyline. With only one print that is 14 x 11, all the others are panoramic in shape and are framed in a Nielsen 34 matte black aluminum profile. All of them are glazed with Tru-Vue Optium Museum Acrylic, so there is no fading, no reflection, no static charge.
The above, 4, framed prints are by Chicago artist Matthew Hagemann. We purchased a collection of them from Matt in the 1990's and, eventually, got them framed and on display. The original line art was hand drawn by Matt, then reproduced and, finally, hand-colored, signed and numbered. The prints that we framed, shown above, are: The Original Comiskey Park (original stadium of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, eventually torn down and replaced, across the street, by a new stadium); Wrigley Field (home of The Chicago Cubs), with the print titled " The Dream" showing that a World Series was being played at Wrigley (before it, eventually, actually happened);The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago's World-Class art museum), as well as The Chicago Water Tower (it survived the Great Fire of 1871). All 4 prints are signed and dated by the artist and are framed with triple mats and u/v filtering glass by Brian Flax. They can be purchased individually or as a group.
Perhaps one of our most popular prints is a reproduction of the 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair by Glenn Sheffer. We have it framed in a gold leafed Art Deco period frame from Italy. It is framed with .098 clear plexiglass. It is colorful, full of light and very up-beat, in a frame that compliments it perfectly.
The two framed Century of Progress prints shown, at the top of this page, are from the same period and are limited edition prints. Both are by an artist named Weimer Pursell. The orange and yello print is, actually, framed in two frames, the yellow one stacked around the outside of the orange one. It is the perfect framing combination to bring out the colors and shapes in the print. The one next to it, in the black frame with thin red pinstripes on it, echoes the colors and shapes in the print, as well, though in a less dramatic way. Both of them are real eye-catchers. We have used plexiglass on both, since neither of them are matted.
Finally, what you see, above, are two "canvas transfer" prints (printed on paper, originally, and then the image is lifted off the paper and bonded to artist's canvas to give the painted appearance) that we bought back in the 1990's. We ran across them, recently, and decided to frame them with glass and fillets (the wood, gold-leafed trim that surrounds the mat opening is called a "fillet"). The one, at the top of the photo, is in the Art Institute of Chicago, called " A Sunday Afternoon On The Island of La Grande Jatte". It depicts, on an island in The Seine, in Paris, various economic classes enjoying the weather, all together.
The original of this pointillist painting is done on a very large canvas and is shielded, in its own space, by an enormous sheet of Museum Glass, made specially for this artwork by Tru-Vue, a glass manufacturer headquartered here in Illinois. We use their various types of glass for all our framing, including Museum Glass (virtually invisible and 99% u/v filtering).
The framed canvas transfer, at the bottom of the photo is, also, by Seuratt. it is titled "Bathers at Asnieres" and is on display at The National Gallery in Washington, DC. Smaller in scale than the other depicted here, Seuratt uses his "pointillist" style to illustrate his subjects. Pointillism employees using tiny dots of color that, when viewed from further back, appear to create a cohesive image. This is, actually, the basis of modern 4-color process printing.
See something you like but can't make it in to our frame shop? Give us a call or email us at:
Phone: 312-431-9588 (Monday-Friday, 9am to 5:30 pm, Saturdays 10-5)
Email us any time at: flaxartandframe@comcast.net
Brian Flax will get back to you by the next business day, if not sooner.
If you can make it in to our shop, we can take down and pack, while you wait, anything hanging on the wall that you are able to take with you. If you do not have a way to transport any of the items we are selling during this promotion, we can arrange for a messenger service to bring it to your home or office for a nominal cost at a time that is convenient for you.
ALSO: SAVE 10% ON YOUR FRAMING OF TWO (2) OR MORE ITEMS. Only restriction: You have to buy a frame for each project (custom or ready made, no orphan frames) to get the discount on that project.
AND: SAVE 3% OFF THE TOTAL IF YOU PAY BY CASH OR CHECK.
It costs us 3% to take a credit card (3.25% on American Express) and, frankly, we would rather give you the 3% than the credit card processor.
Stop in Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 5:30 PM, Saturdays 10-5 (closed Sundays) at 220 S. Wabash Avenue in Chicago. We are located one block from The Art Institute of Chicago, between Adams and Jackson on Wabash, middle of the block. Ask for a parking discount sticker (which we have to apply to your parking receipt with the QR code on it) if you wish to park in the 12 story lot on the southwest corner of Adams and Wabash. There is, also, on-street parking with the Pay-At-The-Kiosk pay stations, but we cannot offer any discount for that means of parking, as it is city-owned.
---Sale runs Tuesday, March 18th through Saturday, April 26th.
NOTHING HELD BACK!
Nothing demonstrates, better, how to properly design framing for any item than to, actually, show examples of framed items with appropriate framing treatments. We have curated a selection of framed art, prints, posters and canvases to inspire you and, perhaps, to bring light and color to the walls of your home or office. Many of them are historical in nature and relate to Chicago, our home town. Some of them are works of art by local artists, while a few are by internationally known artists. Call, email (from our Contact Us page), or visit us for pricing and frame size.
Here is a partial catalog of the items on sale at our frame shop:
Part of the Flax Family art collection, this is a pencil-signed original lithograph by the famous American artist Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). He was an amazing artist who painted images of Americana. You could not help but smile when looking at his work. His sense of humor was subtle and the detail was amazing. This print is called "The Spelling Bee" (1971). It is framed in a Larson-Juhl gold leafed frame with matching fillet around the linen mat opening. Glazing is Museum Glass. Back in the early years of the 21st century, we were approached by a group of architects to purchase some copies of a re-print they were publishing of an item in the archives of The Art Institute of Chicago. It was a print published, originally, by Daniel Burnham and a group of architects, around 1901. We bought 15 of the 100 copies that were published, and have 3 left (this framed one and two unframed). This framed print is double matted, with a fillet that matches the frame. The frame is a Larson-Juhl frame, called Biltmore, and was licensed from the Vanderbilt estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore was built in 1893, so we know that this is a period frame for this print. The glazing is OP3 plexiglass, which has a 99% u/v filter, will not shatter like glass and weighs half as much. If the reflection bothers you, we can swap it out with Optium Museum Acrylic, which is anti-reflective and nearly invisible. There is, however, a significant up-charge for that. Either way, it is an amazing illustration. Some of the items in the rendering have come to pass, some never happened. It was crafted before the invention of the automobile, so it is understandable. Chicago artist Steve Slaske has created a collection of titled, signed, and numbered lithographs of Chicago images, whether it be Millenium Park, Wrigley Field, North Michigan Avenue or the Lakefront Skyline. With only one print that is 14 x 11, all the others are panoramic in shape and are framed in a Nielsen 34 matte black aluminum profile. All of them are glazed with Tru-Vue Optium Museum Acrylic, so there is no fading, no reflection, no static charge.
The above, 4, framed prints are by Chicago artist Matthew Hagemann. We purchased a collection of them from Matt in the 1990's and, eventually, got them framed and on display. The original line art was hand drawn by Matt, then reproduced and, finally, hand-colored, signed and numbered. The prints that we framed, shown above, are: The Original Comiskey Park (original stadium of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, eventually torn down and replaced, across the street, by a new stadium); Wrigley Field (home of The Chicago Cubs), with the print titled " The Dream" showing that a World Series was being played at Wrigley (before it, eventually, actually happened);The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago's World-Class art museum), as well as The Chicago Water Tower (it survived the Great Fire of 1871). All 4 prints are signed and dated by the artist and are framed with triple mats and u/v filtering glass by Brian Flax. They can be purchased individually or as a group. Perhaps one of our most popular prints is a reproduction of the 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair by Glenn Sheffer. We have it framed in a gold leafed Art Deco period frame from Italy. It is framed with .098 clear plexiglass. It is colorful, full of light and very up-beat, in a frame that compliments it perfectly.
The two framed Century of Progress prints shown, at the top of this page, are from the same period and are limited edition prints. Both are by an artist named Weimer Pursell. The orange and yello print is, actually, framed in two frames, the yellow one stacked around the outside of the orange one. It is the perfect framing combination to bring out the colors and shapes in the print. The one next to it, in the black frame with thin red pinstripes on it, echoes the colors and shapes in the print, as well, though in a less dramatic way. Both of them are real eye-catchers. We have used plexiglass on both, since neither of them are matted.
Finally, what you see, above, are two "canvas transfer" prints (printed on paper, originally, and then the image is lifted off the paper and bonded to artist's canvas to give the painted appearance) that we bought back in the 1990's. We ran across them, recently, and decided to frame them with glass and fillets (the wood, gold-leafed trim that surrounds the mat opening is called a "fillet"). The one, at the top of the photo, is in the Art Institute of Chicago, called " A Sunday Afternoon On The Island of La Grande Jatte". It depicts, on an island in The Seine, in Paris, various economic classes enjoying the weather, all together.The original of this pointillist painting is done on a very large canvas and is shielded, in its own space, by an enormous sheet of Museum Glass, made specially for this artwork by Tru-Vue, a glass manufacturer headquartered here in Illinois. We use their various types of glass for all our framing, including Museum Glass (virtually invisible and 99% u/v filtering).
The framed canvas transfer, at the bottom of the photo is, also, by Seuratt. it is titled "Bathers at Asnieres" and is on display at The National Gallery in Washington, DC. Smaller in scale than the other depicted here, Seuratt uses his "pointillist" style to illustrate his subjects. Pointillism employees using tiny dots of color that, when viewed from further back, appear to create a cohesive image. This is, actually, the basis of modern 4-color process printing.
See something you like but can't make it in to our frame shop? Give us a call or email us at:
Phone: 312-431-9588 (Monday-Friday, 9am to 5:30 pm, Saturdays 10-5)
Email us any time at: flaxartandframe@comcast.net
Brian Flax will get back to you by the next business day, if not sooner.
If you can make it in to our shop, we can take down and pack, while you wait, anything hanging on the wall that you are able to take with you. If you do not have a way to transport any of the items we are selling during this promotion, we can arrange for a messenger service to bring it to your home or office for a nominal cost at a time that is convenient for you.
ALSO: SAVE 10% ON YOUR FRAMING OF TWO (2) OR MORE ITEMS. Only restriction: You have to buy a frame for each project (custom or ready made, no orphan frames) to get the discount on that project.
AND: SAVE 3% OFF THE TOTAL IF YOU PAY BY CASH OR CHECK.
It costs us 3% to take a credit card (3.25% on American Express) and, frankly, we would rather give you the 3% than the credit card processor.
Stop in Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 5:30 PM, Saturdays 10-5 (closed Sundays) at 220 S. Wabash Avenue in Chicago. We are located one block from The Art Institute of Chicago, between Adams and Jackson on Wabash, middle of the block. Ask for a parking discount sticker (which we have to apply to your parking receipt with the QR code on it) if you wish to park in the 12 story lot on the southwest corner of Adams and Wabash. There is, also, on-street parking with the Pay-At-The-Kiosk pay stations, but we cannot offer any discount for that means of parking, as it is city-owned.
---Sale runs Tuesday, March 18th through Saturday, April 26th.
STORE INFO
- M-F 9:00am - 5:30pm
SAT 10:00am - 5:00pm
SUN Closed - 220 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60604 - Phone: 312-431-9588
- Email: info@flaxartandframe.com