In the work “Summer day at the forest stream” the artistic mastery of Mönsted comes to light: the gaze falls on the densely overgrown bank of a forest brook, which shows churned earth in the foreground. The sun-drenched forest landscape on the opposite bank is reflected on the murky water. With the greatest precision and accuracy in detail, Mönsted created this masterpiece, which impresses on the one hand by its photo-realistic representation and on the other hand by the captured warm atmosphere.