What Arrives in the Box With a Framed Print

A straight answer on hardware, assembly and what counts as ready to hang, plus one caveat about Anton Prinner editions specifically.

Auvrique Editorial · Fine Art Editions

The short answer

Framed prints and canvas editions ship ready to hang. The frame arrives assembled with the print mounted behind glazing, and a hanging kit is included in the box, so no extra purchase is needed. Canvas editions come stretched on their frame with hardware supplied. One caveat applies: Anton Prinner editions are not currently offered, so this describes the standard for works that are.

The short answer on hardware

Yes, with one qualification worth stating up front. Framed editions arrive fully assembled. The print is mounted, glazed and set into its frame before packing, and the box contains the hanging hardware needed to put it on the wall. There is no second order to place and no trip to a hardware shop between delivery and hanging. A canvas edition follows the same principle, stretched and finished before it ships, with its own hardware supplied (S3).

The qualification concerns this artist. Auvrique does not currently carry editions of Anton Prinner's work, so nothing on the site can be bought under his name today. The ready-to-hang standard described here applies to the editions that are available, such as the canvas range where you can buy the canvas edition of a comparable work. If Prinner editions are added later, the same shipping and hardware policy would govern them, but that is a statement about policy, not a promise about inventory.

What the hanging kit contains

The frustration behind this question is familiar. Plenty of sellers ship a frame bare, leaving the buyer to guess at hook types, wall anchors and wire gauges. That gap between delivered and hangable is where most of the annoyance lives. The policy here closes it. Every framed and canvas edition includes the fixings appropriate to its weight, packed with the piece rather than sent separately, so the box that arrives is the only box involved.

What is not included is a picture light, a wall hook drilled to a specific anchor type, or tools. A hammer and a screwdriver are assumed. For canvases, the hardware suits a standard hook or screw fitting, and the piece hangs flush without a separate mounting bracket. Readers weighing canvas against framed poster formats can compare the two in detail before ordering, since the hanging mechanics differ slightly between them (S7).

Included with every edition

A fully assembled frame with the print mounted and glazed
Hanging hardware matched to the weight of the piece
Fixings packed in the same box as the print
A stretched canvas with its own hanging fittings supplied

Assembly, and what you avoid

Nothing needs building. This is the practical difference between a ready-to-hang edition and a print-only sale, where the buyer sources a frame, mounts the sheet and assembles the hardware alone. That route costs less and suits some budgets, and it is a legitimate choice for anyone framing a smaller work. But it is a different product, and the two should not be confused when comparing prices. A framed edition carries its framing in the price.

For a skeptical buyer, the honest framing is this. The convenience is real and it is stated plainly: hardware included, frame assembled, canvas stretched. The limit is equally real. Prinner's work is not among the current editions, so anyone set on his name specifically will need to look elsewhere or wait. For readers flexible on the image, the canvas catalogue includes works such as Cap Frehel on canvas, and questions about sizing or minimum orders are answered in adjacent guides (A4).

Ready to hang is a shipping claim. The test is whether the second box exists.

Format	Arrives as	Hardware included
Framed print	Assembled, glazed, mounted	Yes, in the box
Canvas edition	Stretched on its frame	Yes, in the box
Print only	Flat sheet, unframed	No, frame sourced separately

What arrives with each format

Key takeaways

Framed and canvas editions ship fully assembled with hanging hardware included in the same box.
No second purchase is needed to hang a framed or canvas edition on a standard wall.
Anton Prinner editions are not currently offered, so this describes the general policy rather than an available product.
Print-only formats are the exception, since the buyer supplies the frame and fixings in that case.

Related questions

Do I need to buy hooks or anchors separately?

No. Each framed and canvas edition includes hanging hardware matched to the weight of the piece, packed with it. The only assumption is that you own basic tools. Wall type is the one variable the kit cannot anticipate, since plaster, brick and drywall each take different anchors, and a very heavy piece on a brittle wall may need a stronger fixing than the supplied one.

Does a canvas print come stretched?

Yes. Canvas editions arrive stretched over their internal frame, so the piece holds its shape out of the box and hangs without an additional mounting frame. The hanging fittings are supplied. This is distinct from a rolled or unstretched canvas, which is a different product type and would need professional stretching before it could be hung at all.

Can I order an Anton Prinner print right now?

Not at present. Auvrique does not currently list editions of Prinner's work, so there is nothing to order under his name. The ready-to-hang policy described here applies to the editions that do exist. If the question is really about convenience rather than the artist, the canvas and framed formats across the catalogue follow the same hardware-included standard.

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