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.
In the collection of Impressionist and abstract paintings on 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Lee Reynolds paintings.
$252Sale Price|20% Off
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
$572Sale 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
$1,196Sale Price / item|20% Off
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
Art Deco Floor Lamp, Antique Gilded Bronze, Amber Glass, France, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Art Deco style floor lamp . Antique Gilded Bonze color . comes with a Amber color Chrystal Glass ball . complete with beautiful Shade so stylish . 1 Large E27 bulb needed ....
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Walnut Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of Art Deco walnut floor lamps, made in England and dating from the 1930’s. They are of outstanding quality, it is very rare to find a pair like this. They are beautif...
Walnut
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
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
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
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
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Torcheres / Torchieres Floor Lamps
By Russel Wright, Kurt Versen, Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Near pair of vintage Hollywood Regency deco metal torcheres in the manner of Grosfeld House, Walter Von Nessen. Uncertain to designer/maker. Base plates are slightly different. One...
Metal
$8,500
H 32 in Dm 11.5 in
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Olive, Terracotta
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Olive, Terracotta, 1960s. Large-scale hand-thrown ceramic table lamp with an intricate sgraffito pattern over a brick te...
Ceramic
Lam Lee 'Visage' Table Lamp by Leeazanne 1990s
By Lam Lee Group
Located in Tilburg, NL
Lam Lee 'Visage' table lamp by Leeazanne. USA, 1990s. Creative and elegant large table lamp by Lam Lee for Leeazanne, the lighting division of the Lam Lee Group. A joyful design, ...
Metal, Brass
A Superb Pair of Art Deco Nickel Plated Floor Lamps
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Each nickel plated iron candelabra having 5 "up lights" in a stylized design and 1 "down light" with stylized shade. The whole supported by a well cast and chased column on a molded ...
Nickel
$375Sale Price|36% Off
H 33.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
Vintage Richard Lee Parker Studio Terrazzo Wood Table Lamp, Signed 1992
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Richard Lee Parker Studio terrazzo wood table lamp, signed 1992. Offered for sale is a vintage studio Terrazzo and wood table lamp. The lamp has a...
Terrazzo, Wood
Midcentury pair of floor lamps by MAE Lamp, Sweden 1970s
By MAE Lamp
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of floor lamps by MAE Lamp, a renowned Swedish company. Elegant design with original gold brass structure and fabric shade, embellished with brass tips to complete the structure...
Brass