Back to the Picture has been providing high-quality custom picture framing services to consumers, art collectors, interior designers and commercial clients since 1985. We offer immediate turnaround using state of the art, on-site custom framing capabilities. Back to the Picture also specializes in Clear-Coat Mounting (CCM)® -- a unique framing technique that enhances colors and showcases images beautifully.
Our Latin American Art gallery features original fine art and special shows by local Latin artists. We also have a large collection of graphic art and memorabilia for sale. We can even assist you in locating hard to find or out of print pieces of artwork.
20/20 at Back to the Picture, SoMa
20/20: 20 Artists, 20 Visions
June 20 to July 18, 2008
Opening Night Reception: June 20, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Back to the Picture, SoMa is celebrating its three year anniversary at 1110 Howard Street with a group exhibition of 20 artists. Curator Crystal Dent and Gallery Manager Italo Gomez have collaborated to produce this diverse sampler of emerging, mid-career, and established artists. Various disciplines will be on display, including collage, photography, oil and acrylic paintings on canvas and paper, drawings, serigraphs and other print media, as well as resin sculpture.
Join us for our opening night Artists’ Reception, and help us celebrate three years South of Market!
La Colección Privada at Back to the Picture
Selections from La Colección Privada
Back to the Picture is currently showing pieces from our Private Collection. Composed mostly of color lithography, our collection includes Picasso’s The Dove, a hand-colored Homage to Man Ray by Calder, Man Ray’s Rue Ferou, Leonor Fini’s Ileria, four pieces from Dalí’s suite Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, the frontpiece from Jose Luis Cuevas’s Homage to Quevedo, Calder’s Red Flag, and many more. We are also featuring three intricate linocuts by emerging artist Maxime Grossman. more…
Back to the Picture has enjoyed over 21 years in the Mission District of San Francisco, and has expanded into the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood with its new Howard Street location.