framing a triptec

Triptycs are hard because the frames can often overwhelm the paintings. Since these are (I assume) long side on the horizontal, you could get away with a fairly thin gold frame without a lot of gingerbread and plaster relief. A deep sided simple gold frame (s) that make the painting stand out proud of the wall.

If they are narrow end horizontal, A colored frame set (still simple and deep ) could work. I did a tryptich for a show a few years ago and framed them in painted ditressed flat panel wood with no goo gaw. The wood looked like a window frame through which the triptych was viewed. It worked , the jurors liked .

Thanks so much for your input. I agree, I think the simple wood frame is best, particularly for the subject matter. Thanks again for your insight!

Shannon

Since language is a mere plaything and we both misspelled the word, I had to look it up. Its spelled TRIPTYCH. So now we both know.

How does a distionary help if you dont know how to spell a word?

Do they have to be framed?
If they are on wood canvasses can they be hinged together at the back and be displayed like a small 'dressing screen' on a sideboard or table.

I had good results with putting a flush, box frame with a 1/4" border, 3" depth around a triptych piece. It doesn't detract from the painting/drawing in the least, and adds a nice finished look to the overall piece.

Thanks everyone for answering. We are going to try a simple frame, but might even consider mounting the pic on fabric, and then framing the two together. Sort of like a shadowbox effect without the glass in front.

It's not going to be cheap no matter how we do it. Might as well make is interesting.