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| Peder Mørk Mønsted self-portrait |
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 3 of a 6-part series on the works of Peder Mørk Mønsted:
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| 1906 River Running through a Forest oil on canvas 60.2 x 84.3 cm Private Collection |
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| 1906 The Washerwomen, San Remo oil on canvas 46.5 x 32.7 cm |
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| 1907 Cap Martin, France oil on canvas 70.5 x 101 cm |
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| 1907 Cap Martin, France oil on canvas 71 x 101 cm Private Collection |
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| 1907 Heather-Covered Hills by the Lakes near Silkeborg oil on canvas 122 x 202 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 A Forest near Lisenburg in the Harz, Germany oil on canvas 81 x 123 cm |
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| 1908 Charlottenlund Forest oil on canvas 69.8 x 99.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 Forest Landscape oil on canvas mounted on panel 49 x 73 cm |
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| 1908 In Charlottenlund Forest oil on canvas 54.6 x 82.5 cm |
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| 1908 Interior with a Man smoking a Cigar and reading the Newspaper "Politiken" oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1908 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1909 First Spring at Punta San Vigilio at the Lake Garda oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1909 Lake Garda oil on canvas |
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| 1909 St. Andrea Church in Torbole oil on canvas 69.8 x 100.3 cm Private Collection |
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| 1909 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1910 Lake Lugano, Italy oil on canvas |
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| 1911 Summer Landscape with River Floodplain oil on canvas 81 x 121 cm Private Collection |
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| 1912 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1912 A Shepherdess Resting oil on canvas 120 x 200 cm Private Collection |
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| 1912 Gastein oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1912 Sydbank, Denmark oil on canvas |
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| 1912 Winter Forest with Deer oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1913 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany oil on canvas |
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| 1913 Rowing on a Lake oil on canvas 44 x 61.5 cm |
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| 1913 Sheep by a Country Track oil on canvas 35.3 x 50.2 cm |
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| 1913 Spreewald, Kanallandschaft oil on canvas 91.5 x 141 cm |
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| 1913 The Mountain Gorge oil on canvas 83.8 x 50.8 cm |
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| 1913 ( Details not found ) |
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| 1913 Wooded River Landscape oil on canvas 81.2 x 123.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1914 Boating at Sæby oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1914 Campovasto, Switzerland oil on canvas |
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| 1914 Campovasto, Switzerland oil on canvas 51 x 84.3 cm |
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| 1914 Campovasto, Switzerland oil on canvas |
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| 1914 Punting on the River oil on canvas 52 x 90 cm Private Collection |
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| 1914 Summer Day in the Mountains at Meran / Merano oil on canvas 52 x 86 cm |
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| 1915 A Tranquil River in a Wood oil on canvas 59 x 91 cm |
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| 1915 Forest in Winter oil on canvas Private Collection |
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| 1915 Sleigh Ride Through a Winter Landscape oil on canvas Private Collection |