Perseus Freeing Andromeda (1932)
The ancient Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda tells the dramatic story of a hero who rescues a beautiful princess…
Captain Electricity (1928)
A Modern Mythological Hero of the Machine Age In 1928, Louis Grell created Captain Electricity, a monumental fantasy painting that…
Johnny Appleseed
JOHNNY APPLESEED LOUIS GRELL · 1944 Oil on canvas · 31 × 31 inchesSigned lower right: “LOUIS GRELL 1944” A…
Bacchus and Ariadne
This 1951 painting is a record of the central figures of Grell’s 1935 mural The Feast of Bacchus on Mount…
Grell Sketchbooks
Inside Louis Grell’s Sketchbooks: 145 Drawings and the Artist’s Creative Process The Grell Spiral Sketchbooks Collection (Romano–Schmidt) Acquired April 2025…
On the Walls
Over the years, some of Grell’s best easel productions were captured in photographs “On the Walls” of his various studios…
Salome’s dance
The story of Salome’s beheading involves her dancing for her stepfather, King Herod Antipas, who promised her anything she desired. Prompted by…
Bum Alley
Imagineered by Grell and exhibited at the Chicago Galleries Association in 1951. Grell described the project as follows in a letter…
The Prodigal Son
“The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving Father) is…
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa
The Nativity and Resurrection scenes were designed and painted by Louie in November of 1949 and presented to St. Johns…
The Wonderer
The Wonderer Possibly a young Bacchus who was known as The Wonderer Oil on canvas, 1933
Samson & Delilah
Samson’s story revolves around his divine strength, granted by God through a Nazarene vow that included never cutting his hair. His lover,…
