Floodlights

1915–54

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and aquatint, second state
Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.6 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (40.5 × 22.7 cm)
Collection no.: 54.647.65
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Floodlights — Samuel L. Margolies. 1915–54.

Medium: Etching and aquatint, second state. Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.6 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (40.5 × 22.7 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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