Classic framing with Passe-partout style

Passe-partout framing is one of the most popular framing styles artists and photographers choose to exhibit their works. Passe-partout is the French term for a mat, a paper or, more usually, cardboard sheet with cutout, which placed under the glass but more often the acrylic sheet in a modern picture framing style.  A fine art print or photograph then placed beneath this it, to prevent the image from touching the glass.

Passe-partout serves as additional decoration to enhance the the print’s visual appeal, and it’s beveled to avoid casting shadows on the picture. In archival framing, usually acid-free passe-partout will be used to prevent mat burn, brown marks that creep in from the outside onto the print itself.