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Peder Mønsted winter landscape

Snowy Forest Road in Sunlight, Peder Mork Monsted

Snowy Forest Road in Sunlight, Peder Mork Monsted, details

Snowy Forest Road in Sunlight, Peder Mørk Mønsted

The link is to a page on Wikimedia Commons from which you can download a high-resolution image. The original is in a private collection.

A beautiful evocation of winter to mark the Winter Solstice. I love how much green and red Monsted has worked into the painting. He has kept the chroma muted and relied on the effects of simultaneous contrast of the complementary colors to make them feel vibrant.

For more, see my previous posts on Peder Mønsted.


Comments

2 responses to “Peder Mønsted winter landscape”

  1. My keyboard was hijacked for a whole month. Everything ‘bad’ is possible nowadays.
    Keep up the ‘good’ work, Charley.

    1. Thanks, aelle. Sorry you’re having problems.