John Grillo Art
American, b. 1917
John Grillo 1917–2014 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.
1947 Daliel Gallery 1960 Tanager Gallery
1961 The Howard Wise Gallery
1962 University of California, Berkeley
1964 Butler Institute of American Art
1969 Benedict Art Center
1970 Robert Dain Gallery
1973 Landmark Gallery
1982 Jean Lumbard Fine Arts
1984 Museo de Arte Moderna
2000 Aaron Gallery
1988 Provincetown Art Association
Selected Group Exhibitions 1950 The Kootz Gallery
1955 Walker Arts Center
1953 Whitney Museum of American Art
1960 Walker Art Center
1961 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1961 Yale University
1962 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
1962 Seattle Worlds Fair
1963 Museum of Modern Art, New York
1963 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1970 The Brooklyn Museum of Art
1973 The Oakland Museum of California
1979 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1996 The Laguna Beach Museum
Selected Collections
The British Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
Walker Art Center
Los Angeles County Museum
Butler Institute of American Art
Bundy Art Gallery Museum
Smith College Museum
Bennington College
Portland Museumto
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Carnations, Still Life Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Carnations
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 25
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5 inches
S...
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1970s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Screen
Rare Op Art Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction 1969 silkscreen Signed 6/9
By John Grillo
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist John Grillo Art
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Screen
Kaleidoscope VI, Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Over the course of his career, John Grillo showed in 85 one-man and over 100 group exhibitions. One of the most influential of the San Francisco school...
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1980s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Screen
John Grillo exquisite Signed Abstract Expressionist Sun painting fine provenance
By John Grillo
Located in New York, NY
John Grillo
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting, 2002
Oil on canvas
Hand signed and dated '02 on the back of the frame by the artist.
11 × 9 inches
Unframed (though the canvas is stretched to wood, so adding an outer frame is optional)
Unique work
This original painting by renowned Abstract Expressionist master John Grillo is signed on both the recto and the verso, and was acquired directly from the artist's son.
Provenance:
Gift of the artist to his son Jamieson Grillo
Acquired directly from the artist's son
Accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee from Alpha 137 Gallery
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Pajaro (Green Lamp), Pop Art Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Kaleidoscope I
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 29.5 x 22 inches
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Tantra Abstractions, Pop Art Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Tantra Abstractions
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 30 x 22 inches...
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Landscape I, Colorful Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Landscape I
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 24 x 30 inches
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Lady in Chair, Pop Art Print by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Lady in Chair
Year: circa 1978
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 33 x 23.5 inches
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Lady in Chair, Contemporary Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Lady in Chair
Year: circa 1978
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 33 x 23.5 inches
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Kaleidoscope V, Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Kaleidoscope V
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 22 x 29.5 inches
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1980s Color-Field John Grillo Art
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Kaleidoscope III, Pop Art Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Kaleidoscope III
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200
Image Size: 22 x 30 inches
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Olmec Mask, Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Olmec Mask
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
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Primavera, Folk Art Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Primavera
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 22 x 29 inches
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Kaleidoscope IX, Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
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Girl with Hat III, Silkscreen by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Girl with Hat III
Year: 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 28.5 x 22....
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1970s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Girl with Hat IV, Contemporary Silkscreen by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Girl with Hat IV
Year: 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 28 x 22.5 i...
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1970s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Woman with Flowers
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Woman with Flowers
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 200,...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Grillo Art
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Girl with Hat I, Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Girl with Hat I
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 28.5 x 22.5 inc...
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1970s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Landscape II, Colorful Landscape Serigraph by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Landscape II
Year: 1979
Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 23.5 x 29 inches
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Guitarra
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Guitarra
Year: 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 25
Image Size: 22 x 29.5 inches
Size: 2...
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Tango, Ink Drawing by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Tango
Year: 1994
Medium: Ink on Paper, signed l.r.
Size: 8 x 6 inches
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Blue Hat, Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Blue Hat
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image S...
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1970s Contemporary John Grillo Art
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Kaleidoscope I, Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014)
Title: Kaleidoscope I
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 29.5 x 22 inches
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