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Rue Romain Rolland, Puducherry · Since 1991

Hung on a white wall.

Paintings and prints by artists from the Coromandel coast, and frames made by hand in our workshop behind the gallery.

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Original worksPaintings and drawings from the coastPrintsSigned photographs, linocuts and etchingsFramingFrames and mounts made to size

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On the walls this month

Originals, signed prints and frames, each checked in daylight.

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Framing

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Teak floater frameFor canvas up to 90 × 120 cm · made to size₹6,800Gilt fillet museum frameGold fillet · cotton rag mount₹9,200Shadow box for textilesDeep box · linen backing · for textiles₹12,400Plain black gallery frameAyous wood · 2 cm profile · white mount₹3,200All products12 products

Behind the gallery

Two rooms of paintings, and a workshop that smells of teak.

The front rooms of an old Tamil house on Rue Romain Rolland hold the paintings. In the back courtyard, Joseph and two framers cut, join and finish every frame by hand, and nothing is hung until it has been seen in morning light.

26
artists we show
1991
year the first frame was joined
4,000
frames made each year
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Choose

A work from the walls, or bring your own.

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Frame

We make it to size in 7–21 days.

03

Hang

Delivered and hung free in Puducherry.

Bring your painting, choose its frame.

Book a free 30-minute framing visit. We hold mouldings and mounts against your work in daylight, and give you a written price before you decide.

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What customers say

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We brought my grandmother’s wedding saree border. It is now stitched on linen in a deep frame and it is the first thing guests see.
Nandini R. · Chennai
Bought the Rue Dumas print by post. It came in a sturdy tube with a handwritten note about the photograph.
Arjun M. · Bengaluru
Joseph held four mouldings against my watercolour in the courtyard and the right one was obvious. Ready in ten days.
Claire D. · Puducherry

Questions

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Answers to what customers ask us most. More on the questions page.

Do you frame work bought elsewhere?

Yes. Most of our framing is for paintings, prints, photographs and textiles that customers bring in. Come for a free visit and we give you a written price.

How long does framing take?

Plain frames take 7 days, made-to-size teak and gilt frames 10 days, and textile shadow boxes about 3 weeks. Small posters can be done while you wait.

Can I see a painting at home before buying?

In Puducherry, yes. We bring up to three works to your home for an evening, free. Elsewhere, we send photographs of the work on a wall with a scale.

How do you ship large works?

Canvases over 75 cm travel in a wooden crate with corner guards, by an insured art courier, in 5–8 days. Crating costs ₹2,500 to ₹6,000.

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Be at the next opening.

A WhatsApp note before each new show, with the artists and the date. Openings are on Friday evenings.