How a Marino Marini Print Travels to Your Door

Flat or rolled depends on the format, not the artist. Framed editions travel rigid and boxed, canvas editions travel rolled in a tube, and each method exists for a reason worth understanding before you order.

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The short answer

Framed Marino Marini prints ship flat, packed rigid in protective corner guards and a sturdy box. Canvas prints ship rolled in a tube, because a rolled canvas survives transit better than a stretched one. Unframed paper posters also ship rolled. The method follows the format, so check which edition you are ordering.

Why framed prints travel flat

A framed print cannot roll. The frame is rigid, usually wood or aluminium, and bending it in transit would crack the corner joints and shatter the glazing. So framed editions are packed flat. The frame sits in a fitted box with foam corner guards, a protective sheet over the print surface, and enough clearance that a knock on the outside never reaches the glass. The box is marked fragile on more than one face, because handlers do not always read the first one.

The flat method has a cost. Large framed boxes take up more space in a van, which is why oversized framed editions can cost more to ship than the same image on canvas. It also means someone needs a clear surface to unpack onto. Lay the box flat, open it where it rests, and lift the frame straight out rather than sliding it across the print face. For anyone weighing formats before ordering, the choice between canvas and framed work is covered separately in how to choose between a canvas print and a framed poster the canvas versus framed comparison.

Why canvas prints ship rolled

Canvas behaves differently. A stretched canvas has a taut fabric surface over wooden bars, and a hard impact can dent the weave or crack a corner. Rolled canvas has none of that structure to damage. The print is wound around a sturdy core, wrapped in a protective layer, and sent in a crush resistant tube. It arrives flexible and unharmed, ready for stretching or for framing behind glass.

This is the standard method across custom art studios, and it is the honest answer to how prints arrive from custom art studios in most cases. The trade off is work at your end. A rolled canvas needs to rest flat for a few hours after unpacking so the curl relaxes, and it needs stretching before it can hang as a borderless piece. That is a real step, not a footnote. If the rolled format suits you, editions such as Roundhouse at High Bridge, Canvas the Roundhouse at High Bridge canvas and Ceres, Canvas the Ceres canvas edition arrive this way, and the delivery timeline from order to arrival is set out in a separate guide order to delivery times explained.

What arrives in the tube

The canvas print, wound print side inward around a rigid core
A protective wrapping layer that keeps the surface from scuffing
A crush resistant tube sealed at both ends
No stretcher bars, which are added at the framing stage

Unpacking without damaging anything

Most transit damage happens in the last metre, not the first hundred miles. Open framed boxes on a flat surface and lift the frame vertically out of the foam. Never pry against the glazing. Cut tape along the tube seam rather than slicing deep, because a blade pushed too far is the commonest way a rolled canvas gets its first scar.

Give a rolled canvas a few hours flat before stretching, and let a framed print acclimatise to the room before hanging, since wood and aluminium move with temperature. If a piece arrives damaged, the fix is a replacement or refund under the refund policy, not a repair attempt at home Auvrique Refund Policy. One note on scope. Auvrique does not currently carry Marini editions, so this page describes the shipping method that applies across the catalogue rather than a specific Marini listing. The same rules will hold when his work is added.

The tube is not the cheap option. It is the one that survives the van.

Edition type	Ships	Packed as
Framed poster	Flat	Rigid box with corner guards
Canvas print	Rolled	Protective wrap in a tube
Unframed paper poster	Rolled	Tube with a board stiffener

Shipping format by edition type

Key takeaways

Framed Marino Marini prints ship flat in a rigid protective box.
Canvas prints ship rolled in a tube because rolled fabric survives transit better.
Rolled canvas needs a few hours flat and stretching before it can hang.
Auvrique does not currently list Marini editions, so confirm the format before ordering anywhere.

Related questions

Can I request a canvas print shipped already stretched?

Some studios offer pre stretched canvas, but it is the riskier format to post because the stretched surface can dent or a corner bar can crack under impact. Rolled shipping with stretching near you, or at a local framer, is the safer route for anything larger than roughly 60 cm on its longest side.

Is a rolled canvas harder to frame than a flat print?

It is a different job, not a harder one. A rolled canvas needs stretcher bars and tensioning before it hangs borderless, or it can be framed flat behind glass like a work on paper. A framed print arrives ready to hang. The format decision matters more than the shipping method.

What should I check the moment a print arrives?

Inspect the tube or box for crush marks before opening, then check the print surface under good light while it is still on the packing table. Photograph any damage with the packaging intact, because claims are processed against the packed condition. Report within the window set out in the refund policy.

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