Idle Colossus

1915–54

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Soft-ground etching
Dimensions: Plate: 14 15/16 × 11 7/8 in. (37.9 × 30.1 cm) Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (43.1 × 35.3 cm)
Collection no.: 54.647.50
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Idle Colossus — Samuel L. Margolies. 1915–54.

Medium: Soft-ground etching. Dimensions: Plate: 14 15/16 × 11 7/8 in. (37.9 × 30.1 cm) Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (43.1 × 35.3 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Associated American Artists, 1954.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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