For a standard 8 foot high gallery wall viewed from a standing position the optimal position for a painting or piece of art is eye level.
Proper picture hanging hieight on 9 foot wall.
The gallery wall can go up as high as you want but make sure you leave a gap of at least one foot between the highest point of the gallery wall and the ceiling.
The location at which you hang art depends on the wall height the position from which you view it and the artwork s size.
This spot marks where you will position your screw or hook to hang the picture.
Find the distance between the top of the picture and the picture hanging hardware.
Mine measured 6 5 from the wire to the top of the frame.
Take this measurement from the backside of the frame.
Say for example you want to display.
You want the measurement based on how high taught the wire will be when it s hung on the wall.
When working with several frames the center of the picture grouping rather than the center of any one picture should hit the 57 inch level on the wall.
Also if you have a hanging wire pull it taught.
Whether it s one large work of art or a grouping of several there are a couple of rules to hanging pictures over a sofa.