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Oil on canvas Germany, 1899 Peder Mork Moensted (1859-1941) - Danish landscape painter Signed, titled and dated lower right "P Mônsted. - Konigssee. - 1899" Overall dimensions, framed: 81 x 113.8 cm Very good condition Provenance: from an old German Private Collection; since the 1920s in possession of this family Reflections in water surfaces are at the centre of Moensted's artistic work; the auction record for an artwork by him stands at 200,000 Euros The Danish landscape painter Peder Mork Moensted created this painting of the Bavarian Königssee in 1899. He painted the lake, framed by massive mountain ranges, with the lakeshore at the foreground and mossy rocks and young fir trees at the left hand side. A solitary rowboat with two anglers is shown at the mirror like surface of the large lake as if to even further emphasize the greatness of the nature surrounding them. Due to the good weather, the landscape surrounding the lake is reflected on its surface. The painter rendered the different materiality of the nature very skillfully: the rocks, the grass and the water is executed in individual ways and he even managed to let the water at the edge of the lake appear sheer, while towards the middle of the lake where it becomes deeper, it turns into the mirror of the landscape surrounding it. Above the scene stretches a clouded sky. The painting is in very good condition. It shows traces of framing along the edges with minimal loss of colour. It is signed, titled and dated lower right "P Mônsted. - Konigssee. - 1899". The gilded stucco frame shows minor abrasions as well as minor chipping. The overall dimensions are framed 81 x 113.8 cm, the stretcher frame measures 53 x 86 cm. Peder Mork Moensted (1859-1941) Born as the son of a wealthy shipbuilder, Peder Mork Moensted already received drawing lessons in his early youth and later studied at the Art Academy of Copenhagen from 1875-1879. After his studies he travelled to France and Italy, Greece and Egypt, where his works became increasingly influenced by the warm light and brightness of the South. During the artist's time in Germany, his landscape paintings became a huge success. Especially in Munich, he was considered to be one of the most important, contemporary landscape artists. In his works, Moensted often combined riverscapes and forests and although many of his paintings dealt with all different European landscapes, he often returned to depictions of the vast, open Northern landscapes. His paintings are influenced by the Impressionism, which he developed into an own, personal style. Most of his works are in American, English, or German private collections but can also be found at the KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg.