ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM – Auction: 26th Annual Benefit Art Auction Oct. 12,2017 10:00 AM - Nov. 1, 2017 5:00 PM
Auction Ends: Nov 1, 2017 05:00 PM EDT

Mixed Media/Collage

Tango Dancers (John Grillo)

Item Number
331
Estimated Value
1500 USD
Opening Bid
250 USD

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered.

Item Description

Mixed Media

23" x 19" x 1"

John Grillo, 1917 - 2014, painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1917. After receiving his diploma from the Hartford School of Fine Arts in 1938, Grillo continued his education at the California School of Fine Arts (1946-47), later studying with Hans Hoffman in New York and Provincetown. He taught at various schools, including Southern Illinois University, University of California at Berkeley, New School for Social Research, Iowa University, and Pratt Institute, before accepting the position of Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His honors have included a Ford Foundation Grant for Work in Lithography followed by a Ford Foundation Appointment as Artist in Residence at the Butler Institute and two research grants from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Grillo has exhibited extensively and is well represented in numerous museum and corporate collections. John Grillo is regarded as one of the early architects of the Expressionist Movement. Grillo is collected by many museums around the world.

The donor has graciously agreed to start the bidding at $250

Item Special Note

A note on bidding: Any high bid that does not follow the listed bidding increments will be nullified and voided.

The Bidding Increments are as follows:

   $1-99, the bidding increment is $5

   $100-199, the bidding increment is $10

   $200-499, the bidding increment is $20

   $500-999, the bidding increment is $50

   $1000 and up, the bidding increment is $100

This item can be shipped or picked up at the Attleboro Arts Museum from November 7-11, 2017. The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-5pm. The winning bidder is responsible for all shipping and handling costs. The artist retains all reproduction and copyrights.

Donated By:

Roberta O'Neil