Slim Aarons Photography
American, 1916-2006
American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.
Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.
Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars. In the 1950s, he opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. Aarons was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo. In a 2002 interview with The Independent, he remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed Aarons to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.
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Artist: Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Chalet Costi (Style)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiing In Vail II, 1960
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964.
Estate stamped and ha...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Garden Party'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Garden Party
1970
c print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
1970: An elegant garden party in Miami, Florida.
(Photo...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963.
Chromogenic Lambda print
Printed Later
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (printed later)
C print
edition of 150
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
Estate stamped and hand numbered e...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas ( Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Two women stand talking t...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Las Brisas' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Las Brisas, Acapulco
1978 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
The coastline near Warren Avis' villa in ...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Dining Al Fresco On Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Leisure in Antibes by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc Riva Boats Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969.
Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 10...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color, C Print
Leisure and Fashion, Colony Hotel by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Conca dei Marini Bay, 1984 by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Conca dei Marini Bay by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Seascape Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's cocktail party ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
La Concha Beach Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
La Concha Beach Club, 1975
Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes 1976
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. (Photo by...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons 'Zermatt Skiing' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Culinary Heights
1987 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bate...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Nice Spot for Lunch, Bermuda Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the idyllic 1950s with Slim Aarons' captivating photograph, Nice Spot for Lunch, 1957. Featuring a Cliffside Picnic in Bermuda, this piece beautifully encapsulates the era'...
Category
1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Gasthof Post Pool by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Winter, Skiing)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda, C Print
Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Framed in white.
Slim Aarons
Penthouse Pool
Chromogenic Lambda print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Com...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Villa Del Balbianello
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Villa Del Balbianello
Italian mountain climber and explorer Guido Monzino (1928-1988) and four people relaxing on th...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Eva Maria Lopez (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Eva Maria Lopez (Aarons Estate Edition), 1989
Eva Maria Lopez takes a dip in the sea from the deck of Serena, her boyfriend's luxury yacht off Forme...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Dimitris Kritsas'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Dimitris Kritsas with Models at Sounio
1968
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from ...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Krone, Lech'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Hotel Krone, Lech
1964 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Traffic passing by th...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Il Canille
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Il Canille
Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the ...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons Pantz Pool 1985 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pantz Pool' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella home, September 1985...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside In Arizona
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Arizona
Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973.
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed t...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Cannes Watersports by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas
Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972.
Photo by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons E...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969
A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riv...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color, C Print
Holiday in Capri by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Speedboat Landing
1973 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print (C Print)
Estate edition of 150
August 1973: A motor boat arrives at a j...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate edition - Beverly Hills Hotel
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel by Slim Aarons
Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957.
Typically 'Slim' this photograph ep...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition - Barbados Bliss
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Barbados Bliss by Slim Aarons
Ava Marshall relaxes with a book amongst the bougainvillea in Barbados, April 1976.
Another typically 'Slim' photograph, ...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Charter Ketch by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Seascape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Surfing Brothers by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Sports Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boul...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Poolside in Arizona by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography, Figurative Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Hotel Krone, Lech by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda, C Print
Poolside Glamour, Estate Edition, framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970: A desert house in Palm Springs designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar Kaufman. Lita Baron approaches Nelda Linsk, right, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk who is talking to a frien...
Category
1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Mustique Hammock by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography, Seascape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas ( Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the e...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Meridian Club by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Leonard Dalsemer by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Out Islands by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Landscape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Snorkelling in the Shallows by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Caped Skiers by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Portrait Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Trip to Little Bay by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Earl Levy's Castle by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Portrait Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Swimmer' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Saint-Tropez Seafront, 1970
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A topless swimmer in Saint-Tro...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Fan Mail (Marilyn Monroe in Red), Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released.
This exquisite ph...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978.
Slim Aarons
Roca Llisa
Chromogenic Lambda print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition of 150
Embo...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Alpine Skiing by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Portrait Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Donna Fabrizia Lanza by Slim Aarons (Garden Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda, C Print
Pool at Lake Tahoe, Estate Edition, Tahoe Tavern in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate....
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Giclée
Skiing Waiter by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Human Figure)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Life in the Bahamas by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Beach Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Lambda
Joan Collins Relaxes - (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aaron...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Roca Llisa
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Roca Llisa, 1978 (printed later)
C print
estate edition of 150
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978.
Estate stamp...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
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