Ave Maria
The featured postcard is a reproduction of Grell’s Ave Maria painting completed in 1943 in collaboration with the Italian poet…
Grim Reaper
painted when Grell was in and out of the hospital in 1952 believing his own life was coming to an…
The Landscape Painter
old title The Artist; 1952 Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 36″ Grell painted while recovering from a serious illness in…
Pick – Ohio, Youngstown, OH
The Hotel Ohio was built in 1912 and was operated by the Albert Pick Hotel chain starting in the 1940’s….
NEW EXHIBIT @ Iowa Western
On October 27, 2023 Iowa Western held a small reception to commence the exhibition of this work on campus at…
Abduction of Europa, Congress Hotel Chicago, IL
One of three walls designed and painted by Grell for the Pompeian Room inside the Congress Hotel Chicago, IL that…
English Gentleman with Greyhound
Was purchased from Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in 1990 and is in a private collection in a suburb of Chicago. Possibly…
Time
Elgin Time or Time – for the Elgin National Watch Company formerly based in Elgin, Illinois. Possibly intended to be part…
Medieval Phantasy
oil on canvas, 1930, 41.5″ x 63″ signed and dated lower right
The Rehearsal
This presentation represents much of Grell’s theatre work during the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Composed with a gasp of Rococo…
Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan oil on canvas; 29″ x 47″ signed lower right “Louis Grell 1937”
Sailing Vessel’s 1896
Grell was eight years three months old when he signed this original work prompting the family meeting by his parents…
