Salvatore Grippi Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1921 - d. 2017

Salvatore Grippi, American 1921-2017. Salvatore Grippi, painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born in Buffalo, New York on September 30, 1921. He studied at the Albright Art School, the Museum of Modern Art School, the Art Students’ League under the G.I.Bill, Atelier 17 in New York, and Istituto Statale d’Arte in Florence as a Fullbright Scholar.

Grippi has been an influential teacher with positions at Cooper Union Art School, Fieldston School Arts Center, School of Visual Arts, Pomona College, Claremont Graduate School, and Ithaca College.

Grippi's paintings and prints have been included in a host of exhibitions throughout the United States. Grippi was a contributor to "Twenty-one Etchings and Poems" which was started at Atelier 17 in New York and published by the Morris Gallery in 1960, and was a collaboration between twenty-one Atelier 17 printmakers and twenty-one poets.

His work is included in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum, New York Public Library, Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College, the Library of Congress and the Hirshhorn Collection in Washington, D.C.

Salvatore Grippi died in Brewster, Massachusetts on November 30, 2017 at age 96.

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  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in HerskovicÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Aug. 06, 2026

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $100 - $150

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) American artist and founder of the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the Albright Art School and the Museum of Modern Art School. He served in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return he studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Atelier 17 print studio. He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship which he used to study at the Istituto Statale dArte in Florence. Grippi taught at several art schools including the Cooper Union Art School, the School of Visual Arts, and Pomona College. He founded the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Original pencil drawing, unsigned, 8x5 in. From his estate. Guaranteed to be by Grippi. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • S. Grippi, Large Abstract Painting of Figures
    May. 05, 2026

    S. Grippi, Large Abstract Painting of Figures

    Est: $100 - $10,000

    Salvatore Grippi (American,1921-2017), oil on canvas, signed and dated "Salvatore Grippi '58", lower right. Frame size: 51 3/4" high, 61 3/4" wide. Light frame wear.

    Schwenke Auctioneers
  • S. Grippi, Untitled Composition 1952
    May. 05, 2026

    S. Grippi, Untitled Composition 1952

    Est: $100 - $10,000

    Salvatore Grippi (American,1921-2017), untitled, 1952. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, numbered verso. Frame size: 31 3/8" high, 49 1/4" wide. Scattered craquelure, light soiling.

    Schwenke Auctioneers
  • SALVATORE GRIPPI (B. 1921) STILL LIFE PASTEL
    Aug. 26, 2025

    SALVATORE GRIPPI (B. 1921) STILL LIFE PASTEL

    Est: $50 - $10,000

    Colorful still life using mainly blue, depicting bread, eggs, and containers/dishes. Signed and dated 1964 lower center. Dimensions: (Frame) H 26.5" x W 30.5" (Sight) H 16.5" x W 22.25" Condition: Frame with some paint losses and wear. Slight creasing at corners of paper.

    Westport Auction
  • Jerry Brown Portrait by Salvatore Grippi
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Jerry Brown Portrait by Salvatore Grippi

    Est: $400 - $600

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a graphite drawing of ex-Gov. Jerry Brown, NOT signed, approx. 16 x 10 in. plus margins. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in HerskovicÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovicâs book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OâHara, Franz Kline, Grippiâs brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a pencil drawing, signed, approx. 11 x 8.5 in. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $100 - $150

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) American artist and founder of the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the Albright Art School and the Museum of Modern Art School. He served in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return he studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Atelier 17 print studio. He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship which he used to study at the Istituto Statale dArte in Florence. Grippi taught at several art schools including the Cooper Union Art School, the School of Visual Arts, and Pomona College. He founded the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Original pencil drawing, unsigned, 8x5 in. From his estate. Guaranteed to be by Grippi. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in HerskovicÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching 1955
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching 1955

    Est: $100 - $200

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovicâs book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OâHara, Franz Kline, Grippiâs brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a pencil drawing, signed, approx. 11 x 8.5 in. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing

    Est: $100 - $150

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an ink drawing, NOT signed, approx. 4 x 9.5 in. Paper size.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in HerskovicÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching 1955
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching 1955

    Est: - $100

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed
    May. 24, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing Signed

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovicâs book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OâHara, Franz Kline, Grippiâs brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a pencil drawing, signed, approx. 11 x 8.5 in. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing

    Est: $100 - $150

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an ink drawing, NOT signed, approx. 4 x 9.5 in. Paper size.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a pencil unsigned ink drawing, 10-3/4 x 13-3/4 in. Very fine.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a ink drawing, not signed, circa 1954, approx. 9 x 11.5 in. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovicђs book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OђHara, Franz Kline, Grippiђs brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a ink drawing, circa 1954, approx. 13 x 10 in. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a aquatint-etching, pencil signed, titled THE CHILDREN OF NIOBE, 1953, image is approx. 15.5 x 20 in. plus margins. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    May. 01, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Drawing
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Drawing

    Est: $100 - $150

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an ink drawing, NOT signed, approx. 4 x 9.5 in. Paper size.

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi - Rare Etching

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovics book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank OHara, Franz Kline, Grippis brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is an etching and engraving on shaped and cut-out plate, not signed, circa 1955, approx. 9 x 11 in. plus margins. Grippi experimented with shaped plates while working at Atelier 17 in New York. VG

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi Drawing
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi Drawing

    Est: $200 - $300

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in HerskovicÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist

    Est: $600 - $800

    Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic

    East Coast Books
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