Frank Knox Morton Rehn
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Frank Knox Morton Rehn was a marine painter and president of Salmagundi Club
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, 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. He died in 1914 in Magnolia, Massachusetts, where he had built a summer home in 1896.
exhibition of the American Art Association, and in 1886 he won a gold medal at the Prize Fund Exhibition.
Salmagundi Club
The Salmagundi Club, also known as the Salmagundi Art Club, was founded in 1871 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, in the United States. It currently is located at 47 Fifth Avenue...
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Biography
He was born in Philadelphia, and he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
, where he studied under Christian Schussele
Christian Schussele
Christian Schussele was an artist. He studied under Adolphe Yvon and Paul Delaroche 1842-1848 and then came to the United States. Here, for some time, he worked at chromolithography which he had also pursued in France. Later he devoted himself almost entirely to painting...
. For several years, he then painted portraits in Philadelphia. Using money earned in Philadelphia, he moved to the coast of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, where he began doing marine paintings. In 1881, he married Margaret Selby. They moved to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where, with other artists, he kept a studio on the top floor. He died in 1914 in Magnolia, Massachusetts, where he had built a summer home in 1896.
Awards
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 colorWater color
Water color may refer to:* Watercolor painting, a painting method* Color of water, a measure of water quality as well as a physical property of water* Water Colors , the first album by Japanese song writer Ayako Ikeda...
exhibition of the American Art Association, and in 1886 he won a gold medal at the Prize Fund Exhibition.
Works
- “Looking down on the Sea from the Rocks at Magnolia, Mass.” (1884-85)
- “A Missing Vessel” (Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit Institute of ArtsThe Detroit Institute of Arts is a renowned art museum in the city of Detroit. In 2003, the DIA ranked as the second largest municipally owned museum in the United States, with an art collection valued at more than one billion dollars...
; 1885) - “Close of a Summer Day” (Buffalo Fine Arts Academy; 1887)
- “Evening, Gloucester Harbor” (1887)
- “In the Glittering Moonlight” (Corcoran Gallery)