It could have been Frank Knox Morton Rehn who lived from 1848-1914.
From http://www.kargesfineart.com/links2/Frank-Rehn.htm (this site
includes a pdf on the artist):
Frank Rehn was born in Philadelphia in 1848, where he studied at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Working in oils and watercolors,
Rehn actively exhibited to acclaim throughout the eastern states. He
was best known for his landscapes and marine paintings, and was
elected to the American National Academy in 1908.
From
http://www.askart.com/artist/R/frank_knox_morton_rehn.asp?ID=22052:
This biography from the Archives of AskART:
Frank Knox Morton Rehn was a painter of landscapes, seascapes and
portraiture. Born in Philadelphia in 1848, he studied at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Rehn was elected an Associate
Member of the National Academy of Design in 1898 and a full
Academician in 1909. He was also an Associate of the American
Watercolor Society, and a member of the New York Watercolor Club. The
artist was awarded First Prize, St. Louis Exposition, 1881; Honorable
Mention, Paris Universal Exposition, 1900; and a Bronze Medal,
Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901. He died in 1914 in
Massachusetts.
Source:
Newman Galleries |