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unframed

American  
[uhn-fraymd] / ˌʌnˈfreɪmd /

adjective

  1. (of a painting, photo, etc.) not in a frame.

  2. without structure or context.


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When my designer Daniel Romualdez came to hang them, he said, “Let’s do some unframed and some framed together.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

All the show’s 10 oil paintings and the 10 limited-edition screenprints are unframed; the only frames in the room are Mothersbaugh’s own distinct silver glasses, correcting his myopia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

In that inventory, he listed an unframed painting by Courbet that had been taken from the apartment’s living room.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

The Seward Park Audubon Center hosts a two-day pop-up featuring framed and unframed prints, books and greeting cards.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

All over the apartment hung photographs, unframed and tacked up with poster gum, but striking nonetheless.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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