The linen liner and frame a age appropriate for the painting & really complement the subject matter. This IMO is an example of a Plein Air Painting. Even if you replace the frame with something a bit more simple in a wood tone, I'd still keep the linen liner & fillet.

This painting should be viewed from a distance. The hallway is the wrong location for this painting.

Have you checked the value of the painting/artist? I once had a client who inherited 12+ plein air paintings like this and when I checked, we were able to sell some of the paintings for $250k+

There are even frames designed to complement Plain Air paintings.

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/framing/frames/plein-aire-frames?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm7q-BhDRARIsACD6-fVwCK6HNvHEjHZxtMKL2Rwu3kLEOjA2OCvPJmacEHh2McxIkRf1HEAaAk_9EALw_wcB

Sure the frame is super 70s but it looks great on that painting. I love it. BUT, it seems to chop off the top of the tree. I'd like to know if the tree actually stops there or if the frame chops it off.

Framing is expensive. If you can afford the local frame shop, go there. If we don't support these places all we will be left with is chain stores where the workers are likely to have much less knowledge about framing.

I wonder too if painting the outer gold band and green band both a less antiqued brass/gold color would modernize the frame without having to reframe it.

I would not hang art where the seerer can't stand back and enjoy it. One likes to take in art as a whole not one inch at a time.

If you decide to reframe, take it to a framer. Old art can be fragile. Worth a professional hand.

I agree that needs to be framed carefully but what is the actual paint oil , or acrylic? . I have had pieces done at Micheals with great results I have also had pieces done where artists go for framing also good. I do believe to only hang art in your home you love , and that narrow hallway is not where you can appreciate a piece you love. since the width of that hall will see that piece brushed against all the time . I put one piece of sentimental "art" in my walk in closet I see it to remind me of someone but not in the main part of my house . I do agree that pice is not framed well with that style of matting .

Maybe it's just not in the picture, but I don't see any lighting in the picture of your hallway. I would remedy that if it's an issue and put up wallpaper or paint it a more interesting color. The hallway doesn't seem well-suited for displaying art for the reason Beverly said. If you really want to put up some pictures I would think about family pictures that bear close scrutiny, or black and white graphic prints that would just add some visual interest. But without adequate lighting nothing is really going to work. Because of how narrow the hall is, anything you display may get bumped into. Ask yourself how you would feel about whatever you hang there getting knocked off its hanger and falling to the floor.

Please show the back of the picture so we can see if it has a professional backing. Those types of frames were often sold ready made. The painting itself may be large enough to include the full tall tree, but the canvas may have been re-wrapped to fit into the frame if the frame was ready-made in a standard size.

Before doing anything , I would check on the possible value of the piece and maybe the frame. Sometimes the most unassuming things can carry great value.

Then go from there.

I love a gallery hallway , but I think a painting like this may need a space in a dining room or living room with a couple of other pieces.

How nice to have such a piece in your home.

Hey guys!

Thank you so much for your feedback.

I will nix the idea of hanging pieces in the hallway. Maybe one day, I will paint it for some pizazz.

I will take a picture of the back of the piece and post when I get home from work.

In terms of it’s value, would a local framer know stuff like this?

Narrow hallways are tricky. My husband is a fine artist so we have lots of his work plus our own collection. I find paintings close in a hallway/ narrow room, where photographs can open it up. A bunch of black and white photographs and etchings in black frames with white mats can make the space feel wider- I would hang gallery style and just one wall. I also like the current frame but could also reframe it with a wider mat. Framing is very expensive so unless you are trying to spend money… Michaels or local frame shop.

No framers are framers, not art auction houses. Just Google the name of the artis & if heshe is famous info on the artist will pop up.

That's how I found out how my client's artist had a very large painting that had sold at Christies for $550k.

To visually expand the hallway, consider a runner with horizontal stripes or some other pattern.

Narrow halls are tricky but I like "stuff" - decorative/artsy. You just need to find the right type.

A runner will be really nice on the floor. It looks like you have tall ceilings, so pretty lights would be great. Then try 1 picture, then maybe a second or third. Black and white photos would be great . Make the frames/mats the same . You could always try taping some paper to the walls to get a sense of size and position. Then just use the mounting materials that are easy to remove and relocate.

Good luck!

Omg you like me trying figure out mine is not as narrow not very wide either hallway. Maybe a painted mural or unique wallpaper. Add some track lighting. The moulding idea to give some interest. If my mom friend from Australia was here get her help me paint a mural in my sad looking hallway.

Hey guys, I really appreciate your feedback and I wanted to share a picture of the back of the photo to see if you guys can provide any insight for me. I can see where the painting is, and it does look like maybe that the matting and other parts of the frame or blocking the full view of the tree. But I don’t really know how to remove the painting itself to confirm that.

I really do like the idea of at least adding a runner rug to provide some visual interest to the space!

I would want something on the walls in the hallway. But it wouldn’t be a large, original painting. Maybe some store bought art or pictures of the area.

You can compare the length and width measurements of the back white part to those of the front part of the painted canvas. Also measure the length and width where you can see a piece of fabric poking out all the way around on the back. It would be either the edge of the linen liner or the painted canvas.

It looks like the canvas sits inside the fillet (no overlap) and is being held in the frame with at least two finishing nails…