Hanging Kits and Alekos Kontopoulos Prints Explained

A straight answer on hardware, plus what to check before you order any reproduction so the wall work is already done when the parcel arrives.

Auvrique Editorial · Fine Art Editions

The short answer

Auvrique does not currently carry editions of Alekos Kontopoulos' work, so there is no Kontopoulos hanging kit to describe. For the framed posters and canvas editions it does sell, hanging hardware is included in the box, and framed pieces arrive ready to hang. Canvas editions typically need a simple nail or hook.

What arrives in the box

The honest answer first. Auvrique does not currently offer Alekos Kontopoulos editions, so any page claiming a Kontopoulos-specific hanging kit is describing something that does not exist. The question still has a useful answer, because it is really about how reproduction prints ship generally, and that can be settled plainly.

For editions that are in the catalogue, framed posters come with the mounting hardware included and are built to go straight onto the wall. Canvas editions ship stretched and finished at the edges, so a single hook or nail is usually all they ask of you. If you want to see how a canvas edition is prepared before it ships, the canvas range page sets it out on the canvas editions page.

What a hanging kit covers

A kit removes the two small costs people worry about, a trip to the hardware shop and a wrong first hole. Included hardware means the print can go up the day it arrives. Framed pieces carry more weight than a bare poster, so the fixing that comes with them matters more than it might seem.

One caveat worth conceding. Wall type changes everything. A plasterboard wall takes a light framed poster with the supplied fixings, but a large canvas on masonry may want an anchor the box cannot anticipate. Check your wall before the parcel lands and buy one anchor if you need it. It costs little and prevents the one mistake that damages both print and plaster.

For anyone still weighing formats, the tradeoffs between framed and canvas versions are set out in the framed versus canvas guide.

Before the print arrives

Confirm the wall material, since plasterboard, brick and stud walls take different fixings.
Decide the hanging height in advance, with the centre of the work around eye level.
Have a spirit level and a pencil to hand so the first attempt is the final one.
Keep the packaging until the work is up, in case the piece needs to go back.

Buying reproductions elsewhere

If you are sourcing a Kontopoulos reproduction from another seller, ask the direct question before paying. Does the price include hardware, and does the frame arrive with a hanging wire or a sawtooth hanger fitted. Sellers answer this in one line when asked, and silence is itself an answer.

It is worth separating the reproduction market from the original market entirely. An original Kontopoulos work is a different object with a different price structure, different questions of provenance, and no hanging kit in sight. Nothing here touches that market. For more on the artist's subject matter, see what Kontopoulos most often painted.

The hardware is never the expensive part. The second hole in the wall is.

Format	Hardware included	Extra needed
Framed poster	Mounting hardware fitted or supplied	None for most walls
Canvas edition	Stretched, finished edges	A hook or nail
Large canvas on masonry	Standard fixings	A wall anchor, bought separately

What included hardware typically means

Key takeaways

Auvrique does not currently sell Alekos Kontopoulos editions, so no Kontopoulos hanging kit exists to describe.
Framed posters in the catalogue ship with mounting hardware and arrive ready to hang.
Canvas editions need only a single hook or nail in most walls.
Masonry and very large formats may require one extra anchor bought locally.

Related questions

Do framed prints come ready to hang?

Framed editions ship with the mounting hardware included, so the work goes from box to wall without a separate purchase. The frame is assembled before dispatch. You supply the wall, a level and five minutes. If the wall is masonry, add a suitable anchor to your shopping list before the parcel arrives.

Do canvas prints need a frame to hang?

No. Canvas editions are stretched over a frame internally and finished at the edges, so they hang as they are. A single hook or nail holds the weight in most homes. Some people add an outer frame later for looks, but structurally the canvas is complete on arrival.

What if the print arrives damaged?

Damage in transit is covered under the refund policy, which is why keeping the packaging until the work is hung matters. Photograph the damage, keep the box, and start the claim. The hardware question is separate, since a bent hanger is a replacement part rather than a return.

Is hanging hardware the same for every size?

No, and this is the one variable worth checking. Small and medium framed pieces sit happily on the supplied fixings. Very large formats carry real weight, and a stud wall or masonry anchor is the safer choice there. Match the fixing to the weight, not to the box contents.

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