Después de la Batalla de Curupaytí

Executed in oil, López employs a naïve yet meticulous approach, rendering details such as facial expressions and uniform insignia with careful precision. Though rooted in a self‑taught aesthetic, the painting reflects post‑impressionist influences through its loose handling of color and light, particularly the muted, overcast sky that heightens the somber atmosphere.

Created shortly after López’s return to civilian life, the canvas was acquired by the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, where it remains in the permanent collection. Its presence in the museum underscores López’s role as both participant and chronicler of the war, bridging personal experience with public memory.

The Battle of Curupaytí was a decisive Paraguayan victory that halted the Allied advance during the broader Paraguayan War (1864‑1870). López’s depiction, produced three decades later, aligns with a wave of Argentine artistic efforts to document the war’s episodes, contributing to a visual historiography that complements written accounts of the period.