Mystery Murals
Murals by Grell that once graced the ceilings and walls of numerous great buildings the location and identity of which…
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…
Helen
Portrait of the artists’ sister, Helen see the Colleagues & Contemporaries page for more information on this portrait Oil on…
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…
Neptune
Neptune, now known as part of a series of ten paintings by Grell over his lifetime, is possibly a mural…
Assumption Catholic Church
Entire ceiling painted by Grell Assumption Catholic Church, Chicago 1939 NEWS — Mural Mystery Solved In May of 2012, I…
Skippy and Pedro
Grell’s family dogs, on temporary exhibit at the Council Bluffs, (Iowa) public library 1937 Oil on Canvas, 32″ x 40…
Raleigh Hotel
Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth cloak scene greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic onlookers. Part of the Albert Hotels…
Self Portrait c1922
oil on canvas, with Palette and brushes, California Grell collection, c1922
New Discovery Nov 2023
November 22, 2023 “Ever since I was a little girl, I have been familiar with the name of Louis Grell. …
Keep Looking Up
Peoples Church of Chicago Keep Looking Up mural Thank you Rev. Jean Darling for allowing us to visit and photograph…