Biografie von Frank Knox Morton REHN (1848-1914)

Birth place: Phila.

Death place: Magnolia, MA

Addresses: Philadelphia (until 1881); NYC/Magnolia, MA (1881-on)

Profession: Marine painter

Studied: PAFA, 1866, with Christian Schussell

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1876-92, 1898-1906; NAD, annually, 1879-1914; Brooklyn AA, 1881-86, 1891; St. Louis, 1882 (prize); Boston AC, 1882-1909; Water Color Comp., NYC, 1885 (prize); Prize Fund Exh., NYC, 1886 (gold); Paris Expo, 1900; Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (med.); Charleston Expo, 1902 (med.); St. Louis Expo, 1904 (med.); SC, 1905 (prize), 1906 (prize); AAS, 1907 (gold); Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1907-12 (4 times); AIC.

Member: ANA, 1899; NA, 1908; SAA, 1903; AWCS; NYWCC; SC, 1883; Lotos Club

Work: Buffalo FA Acad.; Detroit Mus.; Corcoran Gal.

Comments: Although he painted a wide variety of subjects early in his career, by the 1870s he had focused upon the coastal scenes for which he is best known. Many of his paintings are of the coasts of Massachusetts and Maine. Rehn was among the very few who did not study in Europe. A popular artist, he exhibited annually at the National Academy for thirty-five years.

Sources: WW13; 300 Years of American Art, vol. 1, 428; Falk, Exh. Record Series.