Julius Moessel
Portrait of the Painter, Moessel Grell standing in front of his 1936 prize wining portrait at the Art Institute of…
On the Walls
Over the years, some of Grell’s best easel productions were captured in photographs “On the Walls” of his various studios…
Old Town Art Fair
A scene from the annual art fair in North Chicago painted in the last year of the artists’ life. A…
Fredricka in Gown
Mrs. Grell is shown wearing the gown worn by the artists’ grandmother back in Germany during the mid-nineteenth century. Grell…
City of Detroit, Water Board Building
Designed by renowned Detroit architect Louis Kamper (1861-1953), the structure was completed in 1928. Grell earned two commissions here. The…
Over The Hump
An agrarian piece also conserved at the Gerald Ford Conservation Center in Omaha. Extensive work was done on the late19th…
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
-now the St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy- In 1938, the Municipal Art League of Chicago referred Grell to the Northwestern…
Manufacturers Bank & Trust
Manufacturers Bank & Trust (now Lift For Life Academy) St. Louis, MO This is a classic Depression Era building with…
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…
Bank of Detroit
In January 1928, George Judson, President of the Bank of Detroit announced plans to expand operations into the growing uptown…
Indian Phantasy
c1930 design for a movie palace in Chicago This drawing once hung in Grell’s Downers Grove (IL) summer home where…
St. Marks Church, Geneva, IL
Congratulations on 150 years! Celebration weekend April 27 – 29, 2018 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Geneva, IL A…
