Self portrait – A similar mural was introduced in the Sylvan Room, Pick-Roosevelt Hotel, Pittsburg, PA during its 1950 redecoration, one of seven murals for this dinning room, this painting is possibly a record of similar previous work.  Grell painted himself into this picture representing going on his last hike leaving life behind him.

painting: oil on canvas, sight = 29.5″ x 23.5″ frame = 36″ x 30″ signed L/R “LOUIS GRELL 1958”

Provenance – artist to wife during estate transfer in 1960; to Ruth Thomy’s c1970 (close friend of Friedl Grell) and remained part of her Santa Fe collection; to private collection 2017

study: graphite on illustration board, wall “C” S = 7.75″ x 12.5″ F = 19.25″ x 23.25″ signed L/L “L. GRELL”

Provenance – artist to wife during estate transfer in 1960, to family; held in a private family collection through descent