Envelopes for Transporting Paintings?

[Anonymous Bosch]

I’ve always stored my paintings (oil on panels) by wrapping them in glassine paper. This is also how I will transport them to galleries for shows. However, inevitably galleries will throw away my paper and upon picking up paintings after the show I have to bring more glassine and wrap them at the gallery, which is time consuming and incredibly annoying. Occasionally the gallery will save the paper, but it’s still a pain to rewrap and tape while at the gallery. On one occasion a gallery actually took my paintings off the wall and stacked them – some of them face to face – causing scratches to several paintings. I’m trying to find an effective and affordable solution here. Some sort of box or envelope sized properly for the paintings I do (mostly 18×24 and under these days). Something a painting will just slip into or out of quickly. So the gallery can easily take them down and store them safely until I pick up, or that I can easily and quickly pack them before taking them home.

I’ve seen a few expensive options like these: https://masterpak-usa.com/collections/frontpage but there’s got to be a cheaper alternative. Doesn’t need to be sturdy enough for shipping. Just something to protect the surfaces of the paintings for transport to and from the gallery.

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[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

That’s awful if the galleries are damaging your paintings. I hope you find something suitable.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[Anonymous Bosch]

Thanks, Doug. Only one gallery actually caused damage, thankfully. Searching around and so far the best option seems to be glassine envelopes like these:

https://www.ecoenclose.com/shop/glassine-bags/

Basically the same as what I do now, but a lot easier to wrap everything up quickly. Still open for suggestions.

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