On October 27, 2023 Iowa Western held a small reception to commence the exhibition of this work on campus at The Art Center.  The painting was donated to the school by Chicago collector Chris Schwarts and will remain on display in the lobby for an extended period.

Watch a video of the presentation at Iowa Western here

This painting closely resembles a portion of a mural that once graced the ceiling in the Gateway Theatre in North Chicago beginning in 1930.  This may also be a record of that production and is believed to be part of Grell’s ‘lifetime series of ten’ important mythological large paintings that were exhibited by Jim Romano at Tree Studios in the early 1970’s.

Was auctioned May 23, 2018 at Susanin’s

You can find Three Muses here Gateway Theatre, Chicago, (1930). 

Three Muses was graciously donated to Iowa Western by M. Christine Schwarts

44″ x 45″ oil on canvas, signed and dated “LOUIS GRELL 1934”