MAGNUM OPUS
Grell’s large theatre mural designs combined are unquestionably his Magnum Opus. Commissioned primarily throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s where many…
Purple Cow murals
Summer 2024 UPDATE Pegasus Cow images of the signed (L. Grell 1944) watercolor authorized to be published on LouisGrell.com for…
Chicago Theatre
Commissioned 1921 & 1933 (thirty large murals total) The “Wonder Theatre of the World” was owned and operated by Balaban…
Manos/Palace Theatre, Greensburg, PA
The Manos Theatre was completed in 1926. Grell was commissioned to paint three large French fairytale themed murals inside the auditorium…
Times Square Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Building and Times Square Paramount Theatre was built at a total cost of $18 million dollars by The…
Ft. Wayne Paramount Theatre
The Ft. Wayne (IN) Paramount Theatre opened on October 3, 1930 and had two very large Grell murals located in…
Toledo Paramount Theatre
All ceilings and walls depicted here were designed and hand painted by Grell and his team of assistants. NOW SEEN…
Pick-Durant PURPLE COW
-September, 2022 UPDATE- A visit to Flint in September, 2022, to Factory One, Kettering University Archives was a huge success…
Gateway Theatre, Chicago
All ceilings and walls were hand painted by Grell and his team of assistants. Opened in June 1930 and was…
Aragon Ballroom
Aragon Ballroom Spanish Ballroom mural, 1926 Originally planned to be called The Patio; also note the original marquee planned with…
Commerce on the Landing
Commerce on the Landing (Union Station, St. Louis, MO) has been rehung inside the Grande Hall at St. Louis Union…
Rotary Club of Chicago
Commissioned for the Rotary Club of Chicago, the number one and founding club for the prestigious institution which had its…
