Hollywood Regency Paintings
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Paintings
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1940s Chinese Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Cork
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas, Beech, Paint
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Paper
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Wood, Paint
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Hardwood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Mirror
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Paintings
Paint, Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Wood, Paint, Paper
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Wood, Paint, Paper
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
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1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Korhogo Cloth
1930s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
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1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Paper
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Paintings
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Paintings
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Paintings
Canvas