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Art For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Alex Katz
Skiers in St. Moritz, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Earl Of Lichfield, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photographer Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005) holding a Hasselblad camera while posing with Ines Torlonia, Marina Lante della Rovere and Signor...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Pierro And Ludovico Antinori, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierro Antinori and Ludovico Antinori posing by a well, on which rests a bottle of white wine and two glasses, in Florence, Italy, in June 1985. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certifi...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Original Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury 1954 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Sl...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Skier in Vermont, Slim Aarons - Landscape Photography, Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Colin Tennant, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, on the island of Mustique, which he owns privately, March 1973. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Tropical Mustique, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
February 1989: Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Aut...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Princess Lucy Ruspoli, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Princess Lucy Ruspoli at Rougemont, near Gstaad, Switzerland, February 1984. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered ...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Bettina Graziani, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 - 2015) adjusting the sail of a boat, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Sl...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Zermatt Skiing, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive t...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Capri Hotel, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Richard Bolliger, owner of Bolliger Transport Worldwide, holidaying on Capri, September 1989. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped ...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Fontana di Trevi, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Trevi Fountain in Rome, September 1978. The Roman god Nepture stands in the central niche, framed by the facade of the Palazzo Poli. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of ...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A chairlift up the mountain in Cortina d'Ampezzo, February 1962. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Col...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim and Sphinx, Estate Edition: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at Shepheard's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard's night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. Two gold and turquoise sphinxes flank the DJ, who is posed behind two record players and before a glittering sculpture. Hyatt is often credited as the first disco DJ in the US. Initially hired by Oliver Coquelin upon the opening of Le Club, Hyatt quickly became one of the most revered figures in the emerging disco scene. He also DJed at Doubles from 1984 to 1995, and has been called by the painter and bandleader Peter Duchin “the first discotheque artist in New York." Slim and Sphinx, 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Chromogenic Lambda C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface Printed Later Collector will get the next number in the edition Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. Recent articles credit his work with inspiring the casually flawless style of top Instagram influencers, full of sunshine and escapism. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage New York, Vintage glamour, 60's glamour, Vintage DJ...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Hôtel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers in a motorboat off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and sta...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the ...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Acapulco Rocks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architect Arturo Pani and his wife by their swimming pool at home in Acapulco, Mexico. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to o...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

La Barranca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bandleader Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) at La Barranca, Warren Avis' villa in Acapulco, January 1971. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Culinary Heights, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bateau Ivre', Michel Rochedy (centre) of 'Le Chabichou', and Albert Parveaux of 'Pralong 2000', Courchevel, France, April 1987. ...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Nirvana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico. Old Acapulco can be seen across the bay. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to off...
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1970s Realist Art

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C Print

Skiing Waitress, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ski 'bum' Alice Clement, a waitress and dishwasher at Stowe, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her skis on the way to a run, circa 1960. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim ...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Porto Ercole, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will r...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Barone Bettino Ricasoli, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Winemaker Barone Bettino Ricasoli poses holding up a wine glass beside a table, on which stands three bottles of wine and a basket of grapes, in a vineyard in Siena, Italy, 1983. The...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
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1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Franco Zeffirelli, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1985, Film director Franco Zeffirelli at his home, Tre Ville, in Positano, Italy. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included ...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Prince Filippo Corsini, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prince Filippo Corsini sits in the gardens of the Palazzo Corsini sul Prato in Florence, 1983. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Crespi Family Members, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Left to right: Brando Crespi and daughter Chloe, with his sister Pilar Crespi Echavarria and her son Sebastian, at Monte Argentario Polo Club, Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy, September...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Skaal House In Stowe, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The glass-fronted triangular Skaal House, lit up at night, in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. A pair of skis leaning against the wal...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Ada (Purple)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 75 1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ursula Pacelli, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ursula Pacelli poses at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collect...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Waiters making crepes suzettes at a restaurant in Cortina d'Ampezzo, February 1962. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Sli...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Sunbathing In Bürgenstock, Estate Edition, Lilian Hanson in Canton Nidwalden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lilian Hanson sunbathing by a pool at the Bürgenstock Resort in Canton Nidwalden, Switzerland, 1955 In this iconic Slim Aarons photograph, Lilian Hanson lies diagonally in the picture frame, the turquoise pool above her. She smiles for the camera, holding a straw hat and wearing a red and white polka dot bikini swimsuit. Her red lips, red hair and red nails bring out the graphic pop of her 1950s style bathing costume. The sun glints off her shoulders as she rests on a crisp square of yellow towel...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Droulers And Daughters, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roberta Droulers sitting with her daughters, Nathalie and Virginie, in the lobby of the Villa D'Este on Lake Como, Cernobbio, Italy, circa 1984. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certifi...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

NY Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aa...
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1950s American Realist Art

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eton Vs Harrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A view of spectators on the pitch at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons Eton Vs Harrow Black and Whit...
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1950s American Realist Art

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Dimitris Kritsas at the Temple to Poseidon, Sounion, Greece, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimitris Kritsas, a fashionable young couturier, poses among the gleaming white Doric columns of the temple to Poseidon at Sounion, Greece, 1967. Posing with him, four models show off colorful dresses of red, salmon, turquoise, and pastel yellow. This iconic photo depicts a scene of vintage glamour set against a classic Greek blue sky. Slim Aarons Dmitris Kritsas at the Temple to Poseidon, Sounion, Greece Estate Edition of 150 1967, Printed Later 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Site Details: The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century B.C. Sounion’s most prominent temples, the Temple of Athena and the Temple of Poseidon, are however not believed to have been built until about 700 B.C., and their kouroi (freestanding Greek statues of young men) date from about one hundred years later. The material and size of the offerings at the Temple of Poseidon indicate that it was likely frequented by members of the elite and the aristocratic class Approximately 13 kilometers south of Thorikos in the southern most region of Attica, the deme of Sounion is most well known for its sanctuaries of Poseidon and Athena. Its placement at the foot of Attica allowed it to function as a border deme as it could easily been seen by ships nearing Attica. The temple of Poseidon at Sounion was constructed from 444 to 440 BC. This was during the ascendancy of the Athenian statesman Pericles, who also rebuilt the Parthenon in Athens. The temple of Poseidon was built on the ruins of a temple dating from the Archaic period, about which the Greek geographer Strabo noted: "Geraistos [in Euboia] . . . is conveniently situated for those who are sailing across from Asia to Attica since it is near Sounion. It has a sanctuary (hieron) of Poseidon, the most notable of those in that part of the world, and also a noteworthy settlement. The main temple we see today is mainly made out of marble with an intricate taenia (the fancy borders on the ceiling). The marble is an Agrileza marble. The marble used on the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion came from the marble quarries, a place where marble is removed from the earth, in the Agrileza mines. This type of marble was 'coarsed grained' meaning that it had a rougher texture than smooth, shiny marble. As indicated by literary and archaeological evidence, the "leveled summit" on the coast of Cape Sounion was likely a cult site from as early as the end of the eighth century BC. Two cult centers dedicated to Athena and Poseidon respectively are believed to have been established by 700 BC. Subject: The name of Greek fashion designer...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Natale Rusconi, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natale Rusconi riding a Hotel Cipriani motor launch with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore on San Giorgio Maggiore island beyond, in Venice, Italy, in September 1978. Slim Aarons ...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Porto Ercole Harbour, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boats in the harbour of Porto Ercole (Port'Ercole), Tuscany, September 1966. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Colin Tennant, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, on the island of Mustique, which he owns privately, March 1973. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Casa Montefino, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests by the pool at Klaus Pudel's villa, the Casa Montefino, overlooking Portofino harbour, Portofino, Italy, August 1977. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Capri Bay, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector wil...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Porto Ercole, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A balcony overlooking the harbour of Porto Ercole (Port'Ercole), Tuscany, August 1969. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the S...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photographer Slim Aarons (right) on board a yacht off Capri, Italy, September 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont, United States, April 1960. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authen...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Amalfi Coast, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Windsurfing on the waters off the Amalfi Coast, Italy, in September 1978. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons E...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authe...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Crespi And Mastroianni, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian countess Consuelo Crespi (left, 1928-2010) and Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (right, 1924 - 1996) in conversation with a third woman in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, ...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Waiting in the Shade, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman shelters under a parasol on a beach on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Zermatt Skiing, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive t...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Port Life, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Winter Wear, Estate Edition, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1976 Two women in festive sweaters, vintage colorful red and striped leggings, and glamorous furry boots...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Beach At Positano, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aerial view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at Positano, Italy, 1979. The view looks north along the coastline. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Auth...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Harbour Area, Portofino, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
General view of the harbour area, crowded with small and large boats, in Portofino, Italy, 1977. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stampe...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Hotel Punta Tragara, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Punta Tragara on Capri, Italy, August 1974. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Porto Ercole Harbour, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boats in the harbour of Porto Ercole (Port'Ercole), Tuscany, September 1966. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Casa Montefino, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests by the pool at Klaus Pudel's villa, the Casa Montefino, overlooking Portofino harbour, Portofino, Italy, August 1977. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Porto Ercole, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A balcony overlooking the harbour of Porto Ercole (Port'Ercole), Tuscany, August 1969. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the S...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photographer Slim Aarons (right) on board a yacht off Capri, Italy, September 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Photography, Drawings, Prints, Sculptures and Paintings for Sale

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