Overview
- The artist's family announced his death on Monday and said they will hold a private farewell while provincial and cultural officials issued public tributes.
- Alonso built a seven‑decade career as a painter, drawer and illustrator known for major projects such as his 1957 Don Quijote illustrations and the recurring series Lección de anatomía and Manos Anónimas.
- Forced into exile after the 1976 military coup, Alonso lost his daughter Paloma to forced disappearance in 1977 and stopped painting for years before channeling that trauma into works that document state violence.
- Institutions renewed interest in his work in recent years with a 2019 MNBA retrospective and exhibitions through 2025–2026, and he received long‑standing honors including Konex prizes that secured his place in Argentine collections.
- Museums and regional centers now steward Alonso's oeuvre as a living record of human‑rights memory and his approach continues to shape how Argentina remembers the dictatorship and its victims.