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20:57 Jul 24, 2011
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / paintings
French term or phrase:le haut du cadre
L'association artistque a verse depuis le haut du cadre diverses peintures.
Explanation: More context would definitely help, but as it stands I see cadre being used in its - largely military - meaning of "organization, management (headquarters staff)", with of course a play of words on "picture frame".
Presumably, then, this association is among the higher echelons of artistic endeavour, and has contributed paintings to some collection.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2011-07-29 12:30:47 GMT) Post-grading --------------------------------------------------
Just realized ... is association as in an organization, a charity, a club, etc. or as in "joining together", with association artistique meaning the "association of art and something else"?
Explanation: More context would definitely help, but as it stands I see cadre being used in its - largely military - meaning of "organization, management (headquarters staff)", with of course a play of words on "picture frame".
Presumably, then, this association is among the higher echelons of artistic endeavour, and has contributed paintings to some collection.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2011-07-29 12:30:47 GMT) Post-grading --------------------------------------------------
Just realized ... is association as in an organization, a charity, a club, etc. or as in "joining together", with association artistique meaning the "association of art and something else"?
xxxBourth Local time: 07:41 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 94
Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually, it is in the context of modern art where paint has literally been poured from the top of the canvass. This second interpretation is very helpful though.
228 days confidence:
top of frame
Explanation: Le haut du cadre is the top of the frame - applies to both a contents of a still photograph and moving image (film) or illustrations or paintings, or an actual picture frame, or other type of physical frame.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
