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| Peder Mørk Mønsted self-portrait |
Peder MørkMønsted (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 1 of a 6-part series on the works of Peder Mørk Mønsted:
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| 1875 Landscape with the Ceres Brewery oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1876 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1879 Road to New Battle oil on canvas 42.5 x 57.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1880 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1880 Path in the Forest at Ørnereden in Marekisborg Forest, Aarhus, Denmark oil on canvas 51 x 63 cm |
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| 1882 Summer's Day Opposite Hammeren, Bornholm oil on canvas 62 x 95 cm Private Collection |
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| 1882 Washerwomen, Tortoli, Sardinia, Italy oil on canvas |
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| 1883 Cactus, Capri, Italy pencil sketch |
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| 1883 The Woodland Glade oil on canvas 148.5 x 110 cm |
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| 1883 Washing Day oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1884 In the Shadow of an Italian Pergola oil on canvas |
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| 1885 At Noon on a Cactus Plantation in Capri oil on canvas 163.1 x 121.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885 The Cloister, Taormina, Sicily oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1885 The Amphitheatre at Taormina, Sicily oil on canvas 67.3 x 123.7 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1886 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1886 In the Countryside oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1887 Lac Leman near Clarens Montreux oil on canvas 47 x 56 cm |
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| 1887 Lake Lemen, Switzerland oil on canvas 96.5 x 67.6 cm Private Collection |
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1887 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1887 Unloading Stone from a Barge at Ouchy oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1887 View of Vevey oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1888 A View of Anacapri oil on canvas 66 x 121.9 cm |
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| 1888 Springtime at Lac Léman, Switzerland oil on canvas |
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| 1889 Algiers oil on canvas 21 x 40 cm |
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| 1889 The Bay of Naples oil on canvas |
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1889 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1889 Werfen, near Salzburg, Austria oil on canvas 117 x 81 cm |
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| 1890 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1890 Lake Vevey, Switzerland oil on canvas |
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| 1891 Spring Forest oil on canvas |
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| 1891 The Shell Fishermen oil on canvas 54.6 x 33.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1892 A Wooded River Landscape oil on canvas 43.8 x 33 cm |
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1892 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1893 On the Outskirts of Cairo oil on canvas 40 x 55 cm |
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| 1893 Reflections of Spring oil on canvas |
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| 1893 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1894 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1894 A Fast Flowing River oil on canvas 64.1 x 42.5 cm |
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| 1894 A Summer River Landscape oil on canvas 85 x 127 cm Private Collection |
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| 1894 Desert Encampment oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1894 Fishing on the Lake oil on canvas Private Collection |