Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
American, 1936-2017
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.
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Creator: Lee Reynolds
1970s Lee Reynolds Landscape Painting with Boats, Buildings, and Trees
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original 1970s painting by Lee Reynolds captures a serene landscape with boats, buildings, and trees. The combination of vibrant colors and masterful brushstrokes creates a capt...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Paint
Large Abstract Oil on Canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr For Vanguard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Large abstract oil on canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr for Vanguard Studios. Heavy impasto abstract canvas with fire engine reds, black, white and yellow....
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Chrome
$1,620 Sale Price
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Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds Vanquard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds of Vanguard studios. Minimalist design of sailboats in muted cream and brown tones. Framed in a gun metal colored frame. White glove ship...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
$4,400 Sale Price
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Rare Lee Reynolds Vanguard Vintage Abstract Modern Floral Oil Painting Framed
By Vanguard Studios, Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Extremely rare, vividly hued, oversized Lee Reynolds Vanguard Studios Mid Century Modern Abstract Still Life Oil Painting Framed and Signed
Very exciting Reynolds find as we have n...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Massive Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Asian Stylized Fuchsia Floral Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Massive Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Asian Stylized Fuchsia Flower Still Life Painting
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60s Massive Lee Reynolds Abstract Mid Century Modern Wild Flowers Oil Painting
By Lee Reynolds, Vanguard Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Monumental 1960s Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Impressionist Framed Oil Painting of Colorful, Detailed, Delicate Dancing Wildflowers Swept up by a Breeze.
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Gorgeous Large-Scale Lee Reynolds Abstract Painting, Mid-Century Modern
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A large, Mid-Century Modern abstract painting featuring beautiful brown, yellow, and beige hues in varying intensities. This piece has a dark brown wood frame with a gold trim.
Sign...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
A Colorful Abstract Oil on Canvas by Lee Reynolds For Vanguard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and impressive oil on canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr for Vanguard Studios. Heavy impasto brushstrokes on canvas with fire engine reds, black, white and yellow. Framed in a perio...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Lee Reynolds Burr
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Hanover, MA
1960s oil on canvas abstract painting signed 'Reynolds'. This large scale artwork features a bright white ground with vivid yellow, orange, red and pink textured palette knife detail. See the obituary for Lee Reynolds Burr...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Aluminum
$1,200
Huge Vintage Mid Century Lee Reynolds Asian Oil Painting Faux Gold Bamboo Framed
By Lee Reynolds, Vanguard Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Huge Vintage Mid Century Lee Reynolds Asian Oil Painting Faux Gold Bamboo Framed
Monumental, Mid Century Modern, Lee Reynolds' signed oil painting, on canvas, of a lush Asian-inspir...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Vintage Lee Reynolds Large Abstract
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Naples, FL
Oversized Lee Reynolds abstract acrylic painting on canvas signed in lower right corner. Painting has great texture and a gold metal frame. Hangi...
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Late 20th Century American Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Metal
$2,236 Sale Price
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Organic Modern Lee Reynolds South Western Art Cactus Landscape
By Lee Reynolds
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Postmodern Lee Reynolds. South Western design. Great visual impact as with most of Lee Reynolds work. Soft muted colors.
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Paint
Vintage Lee Reynolds Seashell Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Naples, FL
Oversized Lee Reynolds acrylic seashell painting with magnificent texture on canvas. Painting is signed in bottom right corner. Hanging hardware is a...
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Late 20th Century American Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Metal
$2,236 Sale Price
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Oil On Canvas Lee Reynolds Impressionist Black Cat 3D Blowing Curtain
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas by Impressionist artist Lee Reynolds. Black cat walking on a window ledge of a stone house with three dimensional curtain blowing. Overall light crazing. Image...
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Mid-20th Century North American Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Canvas
$1,000 Sale Price
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Large Vintage Lee Reynolds Abstract Butterfly Painting, Framed
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Lee Reynolds Abstract Butterfly Painting, Framed
Offered for sale is a large late 20th-century framed abstract painting of a...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Wire
$1,516 Sale Price
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Lee Reynolds Large Abstract Painting Vanguard Studio
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Westport, CT
Large Lee Reynolds abstract oil painting circa 1960s for Vanguard Studios original tag to back with a polished aluminum original frame.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Metal
Vintage Lee Reynolds Sunrise Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Naples, FL
Oversized Lee Reynolds acrylic on canvas painting signed in lower left corner. Painting has great texture with a white wood frame that has a silver accent. Hanging hardware is attached.
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Late 20th Century American Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Acrylic
$2,236 Sale Price
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Vintage Lee Reynolds Gray Floral Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Naples, FL
Beautiful oversized Lee Reynolds acrylic floral painting with texture on canvas. Painting has a gold metal frame and is signed in bottom left c...
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Mid-20th Century American Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Metal
$2,236 Sale Price
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Large Lee Reynolds Original Signed Coastal Beach Painting Midcentury Modern Art
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oversized midcentury modern large scale original Lee Reynolds oil painting on canvas depicting a beach or ocean coastal scene with bird, flor...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Metal
MCM Modern Painting LEE REYNOLDS Vanguard Studios MAGIC MUSHROOM FOREST 1960's
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A funky 1960's mushroom/forrest scene by Lee Reynolds. Nicely done in dark greens/browns and framed in aluminium frame. Measures approx. 41"x41". Framed, stamped on the back "Vanguar...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Aluminum
Vintage Signed Lee Reynolds Studio Textured Abstract Painting
By Lee Reynolds, Vanguard Studios
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Lee Reynolds, Vanguard Studios original signed textured abstract oil painting.
Large Lee Reynolds abstract oil painting by Vanguard Studios.
Gorgeous large-scale Lee Reynolds abstract painting, Mid-Century Modern.
A vintage abstract painting composed of angled brush strokes in white, beige, blue, orange hues in varying intensities.
The piece is signed Lee Reynolds in the lower right corner and is a production of his well known Vanguard Studios.
Measures: Height: 48 inches; width: 60 inches.
Circa 1960s.
Lee Reynolds
Lee Reynolds Burr (1936–2017) 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...
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60s Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Paris Cityscape Oil Painting Framed Signed
By Vanguard Studios, Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Oversized Mid Century Modern
Lee Reynolds for Vanguard Studios, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting. Signed and Framed.
Delightful, calming, expressionist image depicts peopl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Postmodern Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting 1980s Signed Lee Reynolds
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An abstract expressionist acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed "Lee Reynolds" bottom left. Circa 1980s. A dark black background is splashed with abstracted geometric shapes in eme...
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1980s American Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Acrylic
Lee Reynolds Impressionist Garden Oil On Canvas
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Chicago, IL
Lee Reynolds, American (1936-), oil on canvas impressionistic garden scene of cobble stones, blue iris, crimson fox gloves and red poppies. Finished in simpl...
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1970s American Vintage Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
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$1,560 Sale Price
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Original Signed Chinoiserie Style Painting of a Crane by Lee Reynolds
By Lee Reynolds
Located in West Hartford, CT
Large original chinoiserie style painting of a crane, the symbol of longevity and good luck in Asia. It is displayed in a faux bamboo frame. Signed by Lee Reynolds.
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Large Decorative Lee Reynolds Floral Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in New York, NY
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Majestic Original X-Large Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds
By Lee Reynolds
Located in San Diego, CA
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By Lee Reynolds
Located in Dallas, TX
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Lee Reynolds wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Lee Reynolds wall decorations are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Lee Reynolds wall decorations, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original wall decorations by Lee Reynolds were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall decorations by Artisan House, Alexander Calder, and C. Jeré Artisan House. Prices for Lee Reynolds wall decorations can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $676 and can go as high as $5,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,850.
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Questions About Lee Reynolds Wall Decorations
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024To tell if a Lee Reynolds painting is real, experts recommend having a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer evaluate it for you. Many of Lee Reynolds's original works were mass-produced, so there are numerous copies of his most famous pieces. While you can sometimes make a determination by comparing the signature on your piece to images taken of authentic paintings, it is often very difficult to separate a reproduction from an original without years of experience and specialized training. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Lee Reynolds Burr art.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024Whether Lee Reynolds paintings are worth anything varies. Reynolds ran an art workshop that mass-produced paintings, so his signature and name appear on thousands of works, even ones he did not personally make. Since they were made in large quantities, these workshop paintings usually have little monetary value. However, an authenticated painting produced by Reynolds himself may be worth more. For example, his painting Sailing Boats fetched over $1,100 at auction in 2024. A certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can tell you how much a particular Reynolds in your collection may be worth. Shop a variety of Lee Reynolds paintings on 1stDibs.