Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859-1941) was a Danish realist painter. Best known for his detailed landscapes, his work often features scenes of dense forest and rural Danish life rendered with a high level of precision, creating a romantic and poetic view of nature.
Mønsted quickly became known for his ability to depict the grandeur and monumental aspect of the landscape, with an eye for accurate detail and colour. His comprehensive studies of different artistic techniques enabled him to mix academic naturalism with an almost photorealistic approach to familiar subjects.
Born on December 10, 1859 in Balle Mølle, Denmark, Mønsted enrolled at the Academy of Copenhagen, where studied under prominent Danish genre painters such as Johann Julius Exner and Andreas Fritz from 1875 to 1879. Mønsted enjoyed a long and prolific career, travelling to places like North Africa and the Middle East, and regularly exhibited his work in Paris and Munich salons. Today, his work can be found in institutions such as the Chi-Mei Museum in Taiwan and the Dahesh Museum in New York. Mønsted died in Fredensborg, Denmark in 1941.
Note: During my research for Mønsted, details of many of the works featured here was pretty sparse.
This is part 5 of a 6-part series on the works of Peder Mørk Mønsted:
Mønsted quickly became known for his ability to depict the grandeur and monumental aspect of the landscape, with an eye for accurate detail and colour. His comprehensive studies of different artistic techniques enabled him to mix academic naturalism with an almost photorealistic approach to familiar subjects.
Born on December 10, 1859 in Balle Mølle, Denmark, Mønsted enrolled at the Academy of Copenhagen, where studied under prominent Danish genre painters such as Johann Julius Exner and Andreas Fritz from 1875 to 1879. Mønsted enjoyed a long and prolific career, travelling to places like North Africa and the Middle East, and regularly exhibited his work in Paris and Munich salons. Today, his work can be found in institutions such as the Chi-Mei Museum in Taiwan and the Dahesh Museum in New York. Mønsted died in Fredensborg, Denmark in 1941.
Note: During my research for Mønsted, details of many of the works featured here was pretty sparse.
This is part 5 of a 6-part series on the works of Peder Mørk Mønsted:
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| 1923 Stærkinge, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1923 The Village Pond in Herstedvester oil on canvas 59 x 90 cm |
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| 1923 Winter in Bröndbyvester, Denmark oil on canvas 30.5 x 41.5 cm |
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| 1923 Winter in Brøndbyvester oil on canvas 69.5 x 101 cm Private Collection |
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| 1923-24 Winter in Herstedvester oil on canvas 91.5 x 136 cm |
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| 1924 A Summer's Day oil on canvas 59.4 x 88.3 cm |
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| 1924 A Village Lane oil on copper 50.1 x 70.4 cm Private Collection |
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| 1924 Blühende Anemonen oil on canvas 41 x 61.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1924 December oil on canvas 47 x 60.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1924 Hjembaek, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1924 Summer Day with Children Playing behind a Thatched Farm oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm |
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| 1924 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1924 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1924 Winter Landscape with an Elderly Woman on Her Way Home oil on canvas 47 x 62 cm |
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| 1925 A Stream in the Forest oil on canvas 91.4 x 135.6 cm |
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| 1925 Forest Scene with a Stream oil on canvas 71 x 100 cm |
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| 1925 Spring Day at a thatched House with blooming Lilacs oil on canvas |
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| 1925 Torre del Greco oil on canvas |
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| 1926 A Flock of Ducks by the River oil on canvas 50.4 x 70.7 cm |
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| 1926 Brøndbyvester, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1926 Ravello, Italy oil on canvas |
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| 1926 Ravello, Italy oil on canvas |
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| 1926 The Ravello Coastline oil on canvas |
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| 1926 Watering the Garden oil on canvas 41 x 38 cm |
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| 1927 Winter Landscape oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1928 Canal in Venice oil on canvas 40.5 x 61.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1928 Rome, Italy oil on canvas |
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| 1928 Scenery from Dyret with a view over Onsbjerg, Samsoe oil on canvas |
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| 1928 Summer Day in Frederiksberg Gardens oil on canvas 69.9 x 100.6 |
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| 1928 Venice oil on canvas |
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| 1928 Village Life on a Nice Summer Day oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1929 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1929 Brøndbyvester, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1929 Children by a Stream oil on canvas 71 x 100.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1929 Children picking Anemones and Violets in a Forest with unfolding Beeches oil on canvas |
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| 1929 Haarmark, Denmark ( study ) oil on canvas |
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| 1929 Haarmark, Denmark? oil on canvas |
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| 1930 In the Garden oil on canvas |
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| 1930s ( Details not found ) |
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| 1931 Lindenberg Krone, Germany oil on canvas |
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| 1932 Knitting in the Garden oil on canvas |
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| 1932 Sørup Hegn, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1934 Cows Grazing at Tulstrup, Denmark oil on canvas 26.4 x 35.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1934 Knitting oil on canvas |
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| 1934 Lundby, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1934 Rose Bushes and a Cottage by the Water, Sørup oil on canvas 46.9 x 61.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1934 ( Details not found ) |