Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. With several different numbers on the reverse. 42 x 63.5 cm.
• His winter landscapes are characterized by a harmonious atmosphere realized through the most appealing use of light reflections and shadow nuances.
• Mönsted invented a hyperrealistic style that exemplifies the modern era's rivalry and interaction between photography and painting.
• His extensive travels through Europe in the 1880s made him one of the most influential landscape painters of his time.
LITERATURE: Hans Paffrath, Galerie Paffrath (ed.), Peder Mönsted. The Magic of Nature, Düsseldorf 1013, cat. rais. no. 1927_10 (illustrated).