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Conan - Unused Warriors Portfolio Plate by Mike Grell (1980)

Artist: Mike Grell (Painter)

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Conan - Unused Warriors Portfolio Plate by Mike Grell (1980) Comic Art

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Warriors Portfolio

Jason Cord portfolio plate

1980 Chicago Comicon leaflet

First Grell painting offered for sale

Submission letter to George from Mike Grell

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Artwork Details

Title:	Conan - Unused Warriors Portfolio Plate by Mike Grell (1980)
Artist:	Mike Grell (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,392
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	6/15/2017
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Description

Mike Grell Conan oil painting done on masonite 17" x 21"
Prime period, unpublished piece dated 1980.
Was intended to be used in the "Warriors" portfolio.

Mike titled this "Scrapper" - Grell's second figural painting and first ever to be offered for sale!

*Special thanks to George Hagenauer for the extra provenance! (see additional pics)

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Joe Murray
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 6/26/2017

Ohh, WOW, now here I thought this was used in the Warriors portfolio, either way it ROCKS, congrats!!

Ceasar Alvarez
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 7/30/2017

Great Conan! After a bloody battle still ready for more, even with an arrow through the shoulder!

Red Raven
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 7/2/2018

Very nice !!!

David K
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 11/7/2018

Excellent! Grell does an awesome Conan!

Earl Hamilton
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 1/8/2019

THIS IS AWESOME AND THE FRAMING IS PERFECT!

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/13/2021

This was donated by Mike to the Chicago Comicon benefit art auction in I think 1980 (I still have the paste up of the leaflet still that we did with the painting to advertise the show and auction). He was experimenting with using a bare masonite background and this is a really early painting by him. I guess he decided to not use it and doanted it to us instead. At the time he was often the auctioneer for the auction which at this time benefited the Alternative Schools Network of Chicago.

Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 6/13/2021

George Hagenauer wrote:

This was donated by Mike to the Chicago Comicon benefit art auction in I think 1980 (I still have the paste up of the leaflet still that we did with the painting to advertise the show and auction).� He was experimenting with using a bare masonite background and this is a really early painting by him. I guess he decided to not use it and doanted it to us instead. At the time he was often the auctioneer for the auction which at this time benefited the Alternative Schools Network of Chicago.

Great information! What an awesome time that must have been to be in the hobby. If I had a TARDIS, I'd be at that auction ;)

Thank you George!

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/14/2021

Rick W wrote:

Great information! What an awesome�time that must have been to be�in the hobby. If I had a TARDIS, I'd be at that auction ;)

Thank you George!

If you had a tardis yo uwould be at the 1981 con with all the Dr Who guests! -on hte other hand that con was so crowded it was insane!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 7/13/2021

George Hagenauer wrote:

If you had a tardis yo uwould be at the 1981 con with all the Dr Who guests! -on hte other hand that con was so crowded it was insane!

Thank you for sending the letter George. So cool to reunite with the artwork over 40-years later! You're the man!

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