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50s Swim

Swimmer and Sunbather, Tahoe, Estate Edition. Vintage 50s California Nevada line
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The
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1950s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Swimmer and Sunbather, Tahoe, Estate Edition. Vintage 50s California Nevada line
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The
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1950s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Swimmers At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Swimmers At Las Brisas
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Swimmers At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Swimmers At Las Brisas
Swimmers At Las Brisas
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Swimmers At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Swimmers At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Swimmers At Las Brisas
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Esther Williams Estate Ed. Photograph (Swimmer, TV Actress, Olympic Commentator)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Edition American swimmer and actress Esther
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

'Esther Williams' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print American swimmer and actress
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Paper, Color

Pink Sky Orange Chairs, Original painting, Contemporary, Hockney, Glamour
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
collectable figurative artist whose work is inspired by the glamour and appeal of the 40's, 50's and 60's; an
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Cat-Shaped Pool, Estate Edition, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in this edition of 150). Internal: vintage '50s florida, 50's Miami, vintage poolside, vintage swim
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1950s American Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition, Nassau
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Cat-Shaped Pool, Estate Edition, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in this edition of 150). Internal: vintage '50s florida, 50's Miami, vintage poolside, vintage swim
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1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Iconic Slim Aarons Estate Edition Esther Williams
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Edition American swimmer and actress Esther
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Marie-Louise Scio, Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini, Italy, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society
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1970s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
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Swimming In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

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Swimming In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959
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1950s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

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Marie-Louise Scio, Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini, Italy, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society
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1970s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Party on the Steps, Estate Edition, Palm Springs Poolside series
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
centers around a set of bronze sculptures. In the foreground are three young swimmers. The house was
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1970s Realist Landscape Photography

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Lambda

Esther Williams, Estate Edition Photograph of Vintage Glamour (Green and White)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Edition Legendary American swimmer and actress
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Esther Williams' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Edition Legendary American swimmer and actress
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Marie-Louise Scio, Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity
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1970s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Marie-Louise Scio, Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society
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1970s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Marie-Louise Scio, Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society
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1970s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica
By Stuart Klipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
health and threatened everywhere; I wanted to ‘swim’ in the densest soup of DNA anywhere. [1989]” The
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1980s Naturalistic Color Photography

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C Print

Portrait of a Young Man
By Gilbert Lewis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, 2004.1222.0002, reproduced in color p. 50; Swimmer, 1984, gouache on board, 63.75 x 44 inches, gift of George
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Influence of Red (male portrait)
By Gilbert Lewis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. 50; Swimmer, 1984, gouache on board, 63.75 x 44 inches, gift of George Dudley, 1994.1222.0001
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

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Large Original Playboy Artist Leo Jansen Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
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Alessandro Mendini, "Ceramic Proust" Sculpture, Superego Editions, Italy
By Alessandro Mendini, Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
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By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Palermo, Sicily
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50s Swim For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate 50s swim for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a modern version. Finding the perfect 50s swim may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a 50s swim to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, black, brown, blue and more. Finding an appealing 50s swim — no matter the origin — is easy, but Slim Aarons, Jeff Conroy, Gilbert Lewis, Terry O'Neill and Richard Heeps each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in digital print, lambda print and laser print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a 50s Swim?

The average selling price for a 50s swim we offer is $3,000, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $25,000 for the highest priced.