Blue Trees
signed in pencil: A.P.- Artist's Proof Limited edition: #12 of 30
Year 1978
26 1/2" x 33", image size: 29 1/2" x 21 3/4"
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
JOHN GRILLO ORIGINAL PRINT
Wow! Maybe the finest work of art we've ever offered at the Auction! Courtesy of GN grandparent John Grillo, a major force in American abstract impressionist painting throughout the second half of the 20th century (and still active!). VALUE: $700
Blue Trees
signed in pencil: A.P.- Artist's Proof Limited edition: #12 of 30
Year 1978
26 1/2" x 33", image size: 29 1/2" x 21 3/4"
In the 1960’s, Grillo’s paintings evolved into a series of oversize canvases primarily in a luminous yellow range that to the critics evoked the power of light and sunshine. One artist called Grillo the Renoir of Abstract Expressionism, another compared him to Rubens for his sensuality. One critic brought up Turner, while another waxed eloquently about Venetian luminosity. Exhibitions of these works appeared at the Howard Wise Gallery and the Grace Borgenicht Gallery, both in New York.
Blue Trees
signed in pencil: A.P.- Artist's Proof Limited edition: #12 of 30
Year 1978
26 1/2" x 33", image size: 29 1/2" x 21 3/4"
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ReplyDeleteBefore retiring from the University of Massachusetts in 1991, Mr. Grillo produced a large mural representing the agrarian and academic elements in the history of the town of Amherst, presided over by the illustrious native poet, Emily Dickinson, levitating appropriately over the scene. The mural is installed in the Jones Public Library.
ReplyDeleteMr. Grillo's works have also been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Guggenheim.
(Screenprinting developed as an artistic medium and a sophisticated printmaking technique after WW I and was popularised by the Pop artist Andy Warhol. The artist prepares a fine screen of silk or nylon for printing by blocking off the areas where the paper will be left blank. This allows the ink to pass through only the areas where the image is to be printed.)