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…
Mystery Murals
Murals by Grell that once graced the ceilings and walls of numerous great buildings the location and identity of which…
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,…
Julia
Julia Halley, later Julia Berry, was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago around 1932 when she sat for…
Neptune’s Fountain
Likely a design for a Paramount theatre since this period marked the beginning years of Grell’s long tenure with Famous-Players…
Eventide
An old fashioned way of saying good evening, representing the period after sunset. Imagineered by Grell further depicting his obsession…
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…
