“Intaglio” refers to the process of incising a design into a material—an intaglio print is any print created with a matrix bearing an incised design, the most well-known examples being copperplate engraving and etching. Creating multicolor intaglio prints entails either applying several colors of ink onto the plate in selected areas, or else separating the design's parts into color layers, and printing each layer separately, one on top of another. Both methods are complex, and over the centuries artists have made novel innovations in both. This exhibition presents a variety of multicolor intaglio prints from the 18th century to the present.

Curated by Miya Tokumitsu, Donald T. Fallati and Ruth E. Pachman Curator of the Davison Art Collection.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 12:30pm to 4:30pm.

This exhibition will be closed from Saturday, October 24 through Tuesday, October 27, 2026; and from Tuesday, November 24 through Monday, November 30, 2026.