Additional information
| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Category | North American |
| Artist | Rehn |
ArtistRehn, Frank Knox Morton
Artist Years1848-1914
Artist NationalityAmerican
TitleHudson River Marshes at Sunset
Yearca. 1880
MediumPainting > Oil
DimensionsPanel: 12 X 18 inches
Description
Oil on Mahogany panel, signed lower right, period frame.
ProvenanceEx collection Biff & Debbie Taylor, MD. Sold at William Doyle, 2 Dec 1998
Accession Number(deaccessed)
NotesFrank Knox Morton Rehn (April 12, 1848 – July 7, 1914) was an American marine painter, and president of the Salmagundi Club.
Born in Philadelphia, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under Christian Schussele. For several years, he then painted portraits in Philadelphia. Using money earned in Philadelphia, he moved to the coast of New Jersey, where he began doing marine paintings. In 1881, he married Margaret Selby. They moved to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City where, with other artists, he kept a studio on the top floor.
In 1882, he was awarded the first prize for marine painting at the St. Louis Exposition. In 1885, he received the first prize at the water color exhibition of the American Art Association, and in 1886 he won a gold medal at the Prize Fund Exhibition.
Rehn died on July 7, 1914, in Magnolia, Massachusetts, where he had built a summer home in 1896. A son, also named Frank Knox Morton Rehn (1886–1956), owned a well-known Manhattan art gallery; among the artists he represented was Edward Hopper.
(source: wikipedia.org)