Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

John Grillo
Rare Op Art Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction 1960s Pop Art Signed 6/9

1969

About the Item

John Grillo Untitled Op Art Mid Century Modern, 1969 Color silkscreen on art paper with deckled edges Signed and dated lower right; numbered 6/9 lower left Limited Edition of only 9 Unframed The present work is a dazzling, extremely rare 1960s screenprint by Abstract Expressionist painter John Grillo, who died in 2014 at the age of 97. Hand signed and numbered from a small edition of only 9, it is a fusion of Op Art, Pop and Abstract Expressionist elements, in a vibrant palette anchored in red - a nod to the psychedelic colors of the late 1960s. It is in very good condition with deckled edges John Grillo Biography A leading exponent of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, John Grillo was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker regarded as one the purest and most influential “action painters” on the West Coast. Though his diverse and colorful body of work ranged from abstraction to figuration, his art is considered linked in its uniquely aggressive and spontaneous approach. Grillo creates bold, fluid, gestural works such as Untitled #69 (1947) and Untitled (1949) that draw on the influence of Surrealist automatism. After moving to New York in 1948, Grillo began a series of paintings consisting of small, precisely organized colored squares, as seen in Untitled (1951) and Untitled (1959); these and other works were influenced by the color theories of Hans Hofmann, with whom he studied. Grillo’s later work was more figurative, but no less colorful, with works such as Blue Hat (1978) or Duerme (1980) recalling the Expressionism of Max Beckmann.
  • Creator:
    John Grillo (1917, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1969
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.75 in (70.49 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1745212955512
More From This SellerView All
You May Also Like
  • Purim
    By Larry Rivers
    Located in New York, NY
    A very good impression of this scarce, early color lithograph with additions in pencil and crayon on Auvergne à la main (Richard de bas) ivory laid paper. Signed, dated and numbered 15/45 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Robert Blackburn...
    Category

    1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Crayon, Pencil, Color, Lithograph

  • "Moi je veux vivre monotone" by Patrick Caulfield, Screenprint, Pop Art, Purple
    By Patrick Caulfield
    Located in Köln, DE
    "Moi je veux vivre monotone" is from the series "Some poems by Jules Laforgue". Patrick Caulfied was deeply inspired by these poems and found to his very own depiction of these poems...
    Category

    1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Screen

  • Deslumbramiento
    By Luis Gordillo
    Located in Mexico City, MX
    The work of Luis Gordillo spans more than five decades. He began his career by developing a new pictorial language that became a point of reference for an entire generation of artist...
    Category

    20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Screen

  • Archipiélago dinámico
    By Luis Gordillo
    Located in Mexico City, MX
    The work of Luis Gordillo spans more than five decades. He began his career by developing a new pictorial language that became a point of reference for an entire generation of artist...
    Category

    20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Screen

  • "New York City Center 25th Anniversary"
    By Robert Indiana
    Located in New York, NY
    Robert Indiana "New York City Center 25th Anniversary" New York City Center, 1968 Silkscreen Poster 35 x 25 inches Unsigned This poster is printed on...
    Category

    1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Screen

  • Man Powered Airplane Solomon (Jun Rope)
    By Yokoo Tadanori
    Located in New York, NY
    Tadanori Yokoo Man Powered Airplane Solomon (Jun Rope), 1967 Silkscreen poster 41 x 29 inches (image) 44 1/4 x 32 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (frame) Signed and stamped with Artist's seal Wh...
    Category

    1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

    Materials

    Screen

Recently Viewed

View All