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Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection

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An abstract soft ground etching by Amy Sillman with sugar lift and soap in bright fuschia layered over pale green patterning.

Selected Works

Edgar Degas

Monochromatic etching of two women at a table in a dimly lit room. A small bowl is on the table.

Leonardo Drew

Abstract artwork with a textured dark blue top half and a smooth medium blue bottom half with white specks.

Pablo Picasso

A detailed drawing features two contrasting figures, one richly textured and the other simply outlined.

Mary Cassatt

An etching by Mary Cassatt of the profile of a man in a hat with his hands outstretched.

John Marin

Abstract artwork with curved and straight lines on a beige background.

Alex Katz

Black and white line drawing of branches with leaves.

Nancy Graves

Abstract artwork with vibrant colors and dynamic lines on a white background featuring yellow, blue, and red sections.

Terry Winters

Abstract artwork with black lines on a textured grayscale background.

Installation Views

  • Orange title wall reading “Surface Tension” with curatorial text, adjacent to white wall featuring small abstract etchings and framed prints
  • Wide gallery view featuring an orange exhibition title wall reading “Surface Tension” and surrounding works on pastel-colored walls
  • Large gestural black ink print on right wall with a salon-style arrangement of etchings on back wall in white-walled gallery
  • Etchings including portrait and abstract prints displayed on white walls in a light-filled gallery with wood floors
  • Gallery with white walls and light wood floors displaying colorful and monochrome abstract prints
  • Framed abstract and figurative works on white walls in a light-wood gallery space

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers

Installation view of Surface Tension: Etchings from the Collection, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2024. Photo: Luc Demers