Curatorial Narrative ngel Della Valle’s “El juego del pato” occupies a pivotal position within the trajectory of late 19th-century landscape painting. Executed in the midst of the Realist movement, this work embodies the artist’s preoccupation with capturing the essence of the natural world through meticulous attention to light and texture. The earthy tones and muted greens employed by Della Valle imbue the composition with a sense of depth and spatial complexity, as if the very atmosphere itself has been distilled onto the canvas. When enlarged to its intended scale, “El juego del pato” assumes a commanding presence, its chromatic structure unfolding like a carefully calibrated architectural facade. The impasto technique employed by Della Valle imbues the surface with an almost three-dimensional quality, while the palette’s rich textures and subtle nuances evoke a sense of tactility that invites the viewer to engage with the artw