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Samuel L. Margolies

Idle Colossus

1915–54

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Soft-ground etching, second state
Collection no.
54.647.51
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

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

Medium: Soft-ground etching, second state. Dimensions: .

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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