X- Large, Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds Hot Air Balloon and Cloud Scape Oil Painting

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X- large, vintage mid-century modern oil painting depicting hot air balloons drifting through a cloudscape. The signature in the bottom … Read more X- large, vintage mid-century modern oil painting depicting hot air balloons drifting through a cloudscape. The signature in the bottom right corner confirms it is a "Lee Reynolds" piece, an iconic name tied to a fascinating era of American decorative art thru Vanguard Studios. Paintings signed "Lee Reynolds" were produced by a rotating team of staff artists at Vanguard Studios, a commercial art studio founded in Beverly Hills, California, in the mid-1960s. This extra large painting would be great over a sofa or a console. Great statement piece.

The Origin Behind the Name Decorative Production Houses: During the 1950s through the 1970s, high-volume art studios employed assembly lines of nameless, skilled trade artists. They hand-painted canvases explicitly for Western department stores, home decor retailers, and furniture showrooms. See less