FORMAT
Portrait format
Portrait format belongs on narrow wall areas, where a landscape format will not fit and a square looks too small.
Between two doors, beside a window, in an alcove. These surfaces are the real reason for upright formats, and they are almost always left empty.
Where portrait format fits
Wall areas under 80 cm wide.
There every landscape format fails and a square looks lost.
How high to hang
The centre stays at 145 cm, even with tall formats.
An upright painting does not migrate upwards. The centre stays at eye level.
Pairs in portrait format
Two narrow uprights with 8 cm between them.
That fills a medium wall and stays slimmer than one wide painting.
In short
For areas under 80 cm, with the centre still at 145 cm.
Prices from CHF 300.
Wall area · Format | under 60 cm · narrow portrait | 60–80 cm · portrait | Alcove · portrait, framed flush
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