Escaping the Great War
The First World War, the Great War, the War To End All Wars or World War I began on July…
Eventide
An old fashioned way of saying good evening, representing the period after sunset. Imagineered by Grell further depicting his obsession…
Credit, Man’s Confidence in Man
Originally commissioned by the Citizens National Bank, Springville, NY (which Grell painted several including a large banking center in downtown…
Harlequin and Shakespeare
Representing much of Grell’s theatre work, this Shakespearian ‘drama stage’ scene showcases Grell’s wonderful color and imagineering style. This drawing…
Growth of America
This small mural was first commissioned for Farm and Home Savings bank in Webster Grove, MO in c1947 and later…
Pieta
Exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago ACV 1941 show currently on permanent exhibit at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Council…
WONDER CARNIVAL
This mural is believed to have been commissioned for a location in Missouri. It was saved by a businessman and…
Anita Kaetzke
Portrait of Anita Kaetzke 1944, commissioned by the sitter’s father, Harold Liebmann (1895-1960), a personal friend of Grell’s. Harold Liebmann,…
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Station Springfield, IL
Louis Grell was commisioned by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company to paint a large allegorical mural for the…
Lady with Dog
Exhibited at Chicago Galleries, reproduced in Chicago Daily Tribune, compared to works by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) by director of Chicago…
Hotel LaFontaine, Huntington, IN
The Hotel LaFontaine and two story olympic Egyptian Pool included eight panels in the Egyptian theme by Grell surrounding the…
The Eternal Hike
Self portrait – A similar mural was introduced in the Sylvan Room, Pick-Roosevelt Hotel, Pittsburg, PA during its 1950 redecoration,…
