Lee Reynolds Burr opened his Vanguard Studios in Beverly Hills, California, in 1964 to make oil paintings an attainable decoration for any American household. With seascapes, nautical scenes, still lifes, bullfights, cowboys, pastoral views, hot-air balloons, horse races and abstractions, there was a Vanguard Studios creation to match any taste and interior.
Born in Los Angeles, Burr studied art at the University of Southern California. After graduating and a stint in the U.S. Army, he worked in a local studio as a painter before becoming a home decor entrepreneur with financial support from his mother.
Only a fraction of the alleged hundreds of thousands of oil paintings produced by Vanguard were actually painted by Burr, even though they were signed “Lee Reynolds,” “Lee Burr” or just “Reynolds.” (As he would later state, those signed solely “Lee Reynolds Burr” were by his own hand, and he would sometimes include a thumbprint as proof.) Instead, a team of artists organized in an assembly line hand-painted and copied works on an eclectic range of subjects, the originals often being created by Burr while other canvases were purchased at auctions in Europe and reproduced at Vanguard. Sold in furniture stores and through interior decorators nationwide, the Reynolds-signed paintings soon became ubiquitous above couches in living rooms all over the United States.
These paintings regularly mirrored art-world trends, such as the Abstract Expressionism of the 1960s, but at prices that were much more affordable than fine art. Vanguard Studios was sold to the Kirsch Company in 1974, but Burr’s name was still used on Vanguard paintings. Burr would start East Park Gallery in 1981 and continue to produce works in a more contemporary style until his retirement in 1998.
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Vintage Table Lamp Signed LEE REYNOLDS
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A 1970's Southwestern Styl...
Plaster
$636Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Table Lamps Signed LEE REYNOLDS
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970's Southwest...
Plaster
Pair of 1970s Art Deco Floor Lamps by Lee Reynolds, Ceramic & Plaster
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970's Southwest...
Ceramic, Plaster
Pair of Art Deco Style Pharmacy Brass Floor Lamps by Casella
By Casella Lighting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare pair of curvaceous brass pharmacy floor lamps made in the art deco taste by Casella Lighting, Sacramento, CA. The lamps feature a gracefully curved arc supporting an arrow forme...
Metal, Brass, Iron
Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage floor lamp Style: industrial Production: 1970s Country of manufacturer: Switzerland Condition: original vintage condition.
Aluminum, Chrome
$700
H 56.75 in Dm 7 in
Round Plaster Postmodern Spiral Floor Lamp in Manner of Michael Taylor - 1970s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall post modern circular plaster 1970s spiral floor lamp in the manner of Michael Taylor. This large lamp is created from a creamy white plaster and features a swirled look around...
Plaster
Lee Rosen for Design Techniques Table Lamp
By Lee Rosen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lee Rosen Large table lamp for Design Technics, N.Y. Oversized lamp with beautiful layers of neutral colors and original shade, stamped.
Ceramic
Cedric Hartman Pair of Floor Lamps Chrome 1970s
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Miami, FL
These Cedric Hartman in chrome reading floor lamps are an exquisite blend of timeless design and functional elegance. Crafted from high-quality brass, their slender yet sturdy frame ...
Chrome
Incredible Pair of Art Deco Torchiere Floor Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of Rosewood veneer torchier floor lamps. France, 1930s. With bone accents and large brass shades. Minor loss to the base of one lamp. Older restoration with l...
Brass
White Ceramic Floor Lamp by Mobach, Netherlands 1970s
By Mobach
Located in Hannover, DE
Take a look at this work of art created by a master craftsman, which is hard to find anywhere else in this world in terms of quality and design. Mobach stands for quality, design and...
Brass
Ceramic Floor Lamp by Traudl Brunnquell, Germany, 1970s
By Traudl Brunnquell
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Floor lamp or large table lamp sculpture in ceramic terracotta by the German manufacture artist Traudl Brunnquell. Work with normal E26/27 bulbs, gold cap bulbs in 240 volt are not i...
Ceramic, Terracotta
$4,142
H 73.23 in Dm 13.39 in
Gianfranco Frattini Art Deco Style Italian Floor Lamp by Relco Milano, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Relco Milano
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Floor lamp in brass, lacquered metal and glass, produced by Relco Milano and designed by Gianfranco Frattini in Art Deco style, in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Custom Gio Plaster Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom Gio plaster floor lamps. These lamps are customizable - can be made in different sizes. Lead time is 8-10 weeks. One pair is in stock.
Plaster
Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen
By Lee Rosen
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Lee Rosen for Design Technics ceramic lamp hand made in natural tones. Signed on back with DT signature Measures: Height with shade shown 48".
Ceramic
Vintage Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics Martz
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage ceramic/pottery table lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Beautiful drip blue glaze on this one. 24" to top of the socket shown in photo. I should have a harp that I can ...
Ceramic