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.
Vintage Table Lamp Signed LEE REYNOLDS
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Plaster
$795 / set
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
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
Vintage Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics Martz
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
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
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 Textured Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hour-glass form ceramic table lamp in textured/nubby white over beige glaze designed in the 1960s by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Sculptural, modernist form with elegant brass stem...
Brass
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lee Rosen ceramic table lamp for Design Technics New York. Wonderful egg or oval shape ceramic body with a textured surface, very chic. In very good original condition and ready to b...
Ceramic
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in Dm 22 in
Lee Rosen Design Technics Mid Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp, Signed
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite Mid Century Modern oversized ceramic table lamp designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, N.Y. Distinguished by its generous...
Ceramic
$6,500Sale Price|23% Off
H 30.13 in Dm 15.5 in
Lee Rosen Design Technics Lamp, Ceramic, Abstract, Signed
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
Lee Rosen Design Technics Lamp, Ceramic, Abstract, Signed. Chunky, heavy hand thrown pottery lamp glazed in a neutral putty gray and decorated...
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Vintage Midcentury Martz Signed Stacked Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM table lamp. Made by the iconic Gordon and Jane Martz. A chic stacked ceramic body with a matte finish and hand painted cen...
Ceramic, Paint
Signed Maison Charles Vintage Table Lamp and Shade
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in North Miami, FL
Classic corn motif by Maison Charles et Fils with original brass shade and finial. Rewired with silk cord. The corn, a symbol of growth, was used as a metaphor for France's post w...
Brass, Bronze
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in South Charleston, WV
Like new. A single Lee Rosen, 1960s ceramic table lamp. 37" tall, 6.5" diameter. Light switch at 27" mark. With a clean look, clean horizontal and vertical design, this lamp offers ...
Ceramic
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Ceramic Table Lamp - Pair
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Ceramic Table Lamp - Pair Each lamp measures: 7 wide x 7 deep x 34.5 inches high Great Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a controlled lighting...
Ceramic