My thought was a soft white matte as well.

No white frame but take it to a good frame shop and make sure your insurance is up to date before leaving it there if it is a original which I doubt very much even the lithoggraphs were signe in the upper left corner.

I can not even remember the last time I used a "colored" mat. It virtually always closes in the subject matter, is unnecessary. Looks amateur framing, too. : ) In this case, a slightly thicker mat, and a bit of bevel on the inside edge....very nice.

I would use a 2" black frame with a 3" double beveled mat, bottom mat in a blue that matches the picture, top mat in a white that matches the white on the print. (Getting the wrong white can be disastrous). I may try to find matting with a black core, but those are less common than mats with white cores. Have the frame shop show you both if available.

Use a good non glare glass. I usually use museum glass.

Framing can be very expensive. I often purchase a frame online, or if it is a standard size frame I go to thrift stores and second hand stores or starving artist sales. You can easily paint the frame if it is nice and the wrong color.

I will use the local frame shop for mats if I need something specific, order online if I know that the colors will be good. In your case, with white, I would not chance and online order.

Some bigger cities have framing centers where you can cut your own mat, another huge savings. Nothing like that in my little town. Do not attempt to cut your own mat - unless you have the right equipment it is really hard to get a good, steady beveled edge.

I use a local glass cutter for my museum glass - far less expensive than the frame shop, but I don;t know what is available in your area. I have a really good glass cutter who is about 800 years old and works out of his shop behind his home.

Correct on the black frame and larger mat. Get a nonreflecting glass, they look invisible and no mirror-like glare.

Pleas keep this very simple. It's a line drawing, you don't need any blue. You really don't : )

Thanks, all! Not keeping the blue. This pic is around 37 years old and was in my parents’
Bedroom When I was growing up. No it’s def not an original but it is a difficult to find print. Since it’s in my living room which is darker I thought of doing a light colored thin wood frame with a white mat.

Do you like?

I agree with a white mat in the same color field as the print background. But, I actually like the thin brass (?) frame. For some reason the "precious" metal effect underlines the special-ness of the piece. It also references your gold pillows and coffee table tray.

But, Jan has said before, that framing is an art form - and it's true. Because it is a special piece, I'd splurge on a fine art framer. They'll know exactly what to do to make it sing.

I like P's white mat with light wood frame.

Some ideas

Determine the quality of the print and whether or not it is worthy of custom framing. If it is not, check aaronbrothers.com for some quality but not ridiculously priced frames.

I’d match the mat to the paper and use the thinnest simple black frame I could find, probably a metal frame

What I would do is buy that in a print in a larger size. Have it dry mounted and laminated (have to go to a framing shop for this) & frame in a simple black metal frame. Protective laminates are available in different textures & sheens...UV protection and cleanable with a damp cloth, meaning you don't cover it with glass.

I DIY frame and use this place: American Frame

(American Frame also has custom cut mats, if you opt for matting.)

Go to a glass shop to get low iron glass which is water clear and has no greenish cast if you decide to put it behind glass.

Here it is!!

The print is very rare hard to find and pricey. Was given to me by my mom. It’s a Picasso possibly a lithograph or serigraph

It looks vey nice there. Good decision.

Looks much, much better with the new frame job.

P-

Someone said non-reflecting glass-

But if you live in an area where there are hurricanes or tornados or earthquakes and things get knocked off the walls, don't get glass at all!

The last thing you want is for this to fall and shards of glass to tear up or poke holes in something that is valuable or precious even if only to you!

Oh, I see you have already framed it.

Well, you can always get acrylic if you live in an "iffy" area.

And you can get archival-quality matting if you haven't already.

Thanks! I actually did get acrylic. I recently had something framed at Michaels and they recommended the acrylic over the glass.