Erieversible

The two paintings we bought recently are multi-panel items.  This evening I hung the first of them, which had 4 panels.

Never again.

The theory is sound, and the end result looks good.  However, the other painting has 12 panels and I am not going through the rigmarole I went through this evening, for 4 panels, with 12 panels.  Life has more meaning than that.  So, I’m looking for a more ‘professional’ hanging method.

I’m looking at gallery type equipment, with wires (or clear plastic lines) hanging down from the ceiling with the panels being attached to movable hooks on the lines.  In theory that sort of kit should allow for infinite tweaks and adjustments to get everything aligned, then an ability to lock things down.  To do that with wall fixings would result in so many holes in the wall it would look like a honeycomb and probably collapse due to there being no wall left, just holes.

Any advice?  Have you hung a 12 panel painting?  All suggestions are welcome!