Description: Lee Reynolds - Filagree - Acrylic - Painting - Canvas - Textured - Abstract - MCM - Art - Original Unframed dimensions - 40” x 50” Lee Reynolds - 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.
Price: 325 USD
Location: Carpentersville, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-29T21:31:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Lee Reynolds
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Lee Reynolds
Size: Large (up to 60in.)
Item Length: 50 in
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Unframed
Personalize: No
Year of Production: 1960
Unit Type: Unit
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 40 in
Style: Abstract
Features: Signed
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 1 in
Culture: Abstract
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
Signed: Yes
Title: Filagree
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Mixed
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Subject: Abstract
California Prop 65 Warning: None
Type: Painting
Theme: Art
Production Technique: Acrylic Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
