The Simplon frame is beautiful in its simplicity. It's a perfect complement to oil paintings, prints, watercolors, photos or mirrors, in finishes to fit all your needs. The accented liner enhances the artwork placed inside. A deep 9/16" rabbet allows for stacking of multiple layers of mats.
These beautiful, wood plein air frames in golds and silvers are finished with the "Old World" technique of showing hand leafing lines between each individual leaf that reveals a thin black separation line.
Frame Depth — The depth of a frame refers to the depth of the frame's rabbet (the cut-out area behind the frame's molding that holds your artwork in place). To find a frame that will accommodate your artwork, measure the depth of the artwork, including any matting or mounting materials, and order a frame with a depth that is, at a minimum, the same as that measured depth.
Note — Frames are sized by the opening, not by the outside of the molding. To determine the size of frame to order, measure the outside of your artwork, including mat, and order that size frame. The frame will overlap your artwork ¼" all the way around, so your artwork will fit nicely behind the frame's molding.
Color Matching — We do our best to match the color of frames, both on our website photography and in our catalogs, but differences in technology may affect the appearance of the photo on your screen. You are entitled to return, for refund or credit, any frame that does not meet your expectations. Remember that the frame size is the size of the artwork a frame is designed to hold, not the exterior dimensions.
Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
These frames make the artwork look really special, and for an affordable price. My only critique is that the gold leaf flakes a bit, and all of the frames need wiped down because there is paint dust.
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Really nice
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A solid value
3/24/2012
5.0
Elegant
By Mike
from St. Louis Mo.
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
Nice looking
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Best in its category
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A solid value
11/27/2011
4.0
Good looking Plein Air Frame
By smomrules
from Chicago, IL
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
The frame came in great shape and looks perfect with the photo. However, I do wish there was a way to order the nesessary pieces to hang the frame without having to go get the wire, brackets & u pins.
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Really nice
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A solid value
10/28/2011
5.0
Love Them
By Joanne
from Mohnton, PA
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
I was nervous about ordering frames on-line because I am a fine art painter and am very particular about the frames for my work! After having looked everywhere in my county for the perfect frame for an odd sized frame that I needed for a new work I had just completed ... I decided to just bite the bullet and buy it on line. I had even driven for an hour and 15 minutes to the closest Dick Blick Store - but they couldn't help me. End result: My piece looks gorgeous!!!! Thank you for shipping the frames so securely - no scratches at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Really nice
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A solid value
10/10/2011
2.0
chipped
By pet artist
from pasadena, ca
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
This looks good, until you look closely. The mitered corners on the face were chipped, and i had to fill them in, and paint them. But the price made it worth it to me.
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Worse than most
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Average
1/22/2011
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
3.0
Disappointed in overall details.
By BOB
from PITTSBURGH, PA.
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
Although I was satisfied with the overall look of the product and how it compliments my paintings, I was disappointed in the the details of the frames. I have purchased seven of these frames and I have had to either touch up the gold finish and in one case touch up some of the black paint on the frame. Also one of he frames had a large chip in the gold trim. Although these are minor defects in the workmanship it will not stop me from purchasing these frames because they do enhance my work. UP THE QUALITY CONTROL!! THANKS, ROBERT HUCKESTEIN.
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Average
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Average
11/25/2010
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Needs to include clips
By Nanc
from floridA
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
Would have been better if it had included some clips and a hanger. Or at least say the customer must purchase more parts to finish the job.
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Really nice
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A solid value
11/5/2010
4.0
Great Value!
By Gaye
from San Antonio, Texas
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
It is the perfect, afforadable frame. I am very pleased!
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Really nice
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A solid value
6/23/2010
5.0
Plein Air Frames
By Connie
from Southern Pines NC
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
We've been looking for a good resource for frames and it looks like we have one with Dick Blick!
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Really nice
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A solid value
5/1/2010
4.0
Be selective in the one's you order.
By Jean's stuff
from Raleigh, NC
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Comments about Blick Simplon Plein Air Frames with Liners:
I really like that you have these. I bought the brown with gold liner, they were great! I wish you had some gold and silver with a linen liner or white liner. I also bought the silver with black liner. These were not good! They had 4 random black marks on the silver that looked like someone tried to do something but failed. I will have to get some rub and buff and fix them. I will not order the silver again.
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Really nice
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