Lost Labor ("Trabajo perdido") — Leonardo Alenza y Nieto | DiscoverArt

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

Lost Labor ("Trabajo perdido")

1807–45

Pen and dark brown ink on off-white paper. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

18.4 × 13.2 cm (7.2 × 5.2 in)

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