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Art For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aaron...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Slim Aarons ...
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1970s Modern Art

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C Print

Laguna Beach Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool, 1978 Chromogenic Lambda print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Carmen Alvarez enjoying a...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Tennis In The Bahamas Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In The Bahamas' by Slim Aarons It really doesn't get much more fabulous than this. A realtively new discovery in the Archive -two fashionably dressed women in tennis outfit...
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1950s Modern Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Sundowners, Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Sundowners 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wi...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, 'The High Life' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House 1977. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity August 1977: Actor George Hamilton (in ...
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1960s Modern Art

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C Print

Sun Worship (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Villa Nirvana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects ...
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1970s Realist Art

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C Print

Porto Rotondo, #1 Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Visual Descript...
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1990s Realist Art

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Lambda

Desert House Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. T...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Estate Edition, Poolside in Antibes, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers enjoy the sun by the pool at the Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, 1976. Aarons' iconic photograph depicts the legendary hotel made famous by Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, the sun-kissed home away from home for titans of literature and music (Cole Porter, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stefan Zweig, Noël Coward), film (Marlene Dietrich, Alain Delon, Elizabeth Taylor, who brought all of her husbands there, and every Hollywood A-lister in town for Cannes), art (Chagall, Picasso, Matisse), music (John and Yoko, Jane and Serge, Ella Fitzgerald), politics (Churchill, De Gaulle, the Kennedys), and high society (the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson). This famous image of vintage glamour captures the contrast between the jewel blue of the ocean and the turquoise of the pool, set off by monumental rocks in the foreground and mountains in the distance: the fluid undulation between the natural and the architectural. Sunbathing was popularized at this European destination; here, bathers enjoy a holiday in briefs, bikinis and topless styles. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Printed later. Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (Printed Later) Slim Aarons Estate Edition 4 sizes available Framing options available 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. 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 * Undercurrent Projects is 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 * Antibes is a resort town between Cannes and Nice on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). It’s known for its old town enclosed by 16th-century ramparts with the star-shaped Fort Carré. This overlooks luxury yachts moored at the Port Vauban marina. The forested Cap d’Antibes peninsula, dotted with grand villas, separates Antibes from Juan-les-Pins, a chic resort with buzzing nightlife and the Jazz à Juan music festival. Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. He's also been credited with inspiring the sun-soaked, escapist style of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday.” Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc photograph, Vintage Antibes...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Party on the Steps, Estate Edition, Palm Springs Poolside series
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of 1970s elegance with this extraordinary Slim Aarons photograph. Taken in January 1970, it encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour at a pool party at Nelda Linsk's iconic desert house in Palm Springs, California. This vibrant image captures the scene with guests adorned in quintessential desert glamour and sportswear, draped in hues of pastel greens, purples, crisp white crochet, and vivid yellow. They are gathered around a picturesque turquoise pool, a pastel parasol umbrella, and a vintage dining set, creating a perfect snapshot of the era's chic sophistication. This newly released sister image to the iconic Poolside Glamour features Lita Baron and Nelda Linsk, cultural patron and wife of prominent art dealer Joseph Linsk, mingling around a striking set of bronze sculptures. At the heart of the party is former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo, spotlighted in a stunning white crochet outfit...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Transport Buffs, Estate Edition, Monte Carlo Harbor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Transport Buffs,' an authentic Slim Aarons Estate Edition photograph, captures an opulent scene from the summer of 1976 in the Monte Carlo harbour. The image depicts Roy J Craven and Prince Pouilnac engaged in conversation on a luxury yacht. Adorning the deck of the yacht are a helicopter and two motor boats, adding color, structure and grandeur of the scene. The duo reclines on a semi-circular seating area at the yacht's stern, featuring bright orange and white stripes, enhancing the vibrant luxury of this iconic moment. 'Transport Buffs' Monte Carlo Harbor...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Scrabble in Palm Springs'
Located in New York, NY
Scrabble in Palm Springs 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of people playing a game of Scrabble, Palm Springs, southern California, January...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Friendship'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Friendship 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Sports Car Couple (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret McAulay Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Poolside Poodle Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Poolside Poodle by Slim Aarons Set to become another true Slim Aarons Classic - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party...
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1970s Modern Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'A Colourful Crew' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Desert House Party, 1970 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Ne...
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1970s Modern Art

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C Print

Yacht Holiday (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967 Printed later, estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the esta...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Princess Ruspoli
Located in New York, NY
Princess Lucy Ruspoli stands in front of a colourful wall of old skis in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, February 1979. Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The town centre at the ski resort of Gstaad, Switzerland, 1961. Slim Aarons Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 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. 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 Gstaad, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Ski Photography, Vintage Sport Photography, Vintage Glamour, Vintage Switzerland, Vintage Swiss Ski photography, 1960s, '60s photography, 1960s ski...
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1960s American Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet'
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Ma...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Bermuda Street Scene (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Bermuda Street Scene 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Bicycles, motorcycles, and cars on a street in Bermuda, June 1967. Estate stamped and hand ...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, 'Saint-Tropez Beach'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Saint-Tropez Beach 1971. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French R...
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1970s Modern Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Gloria Schiff at Lyford Cay'
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Schiff, the twin sister of Consuelo Crespi, with her pet dog and pet birds at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, 1963 Estate stamped and hand numbered editi...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lambda

Chalet Costi (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Sli...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, In Vogue Acapulco (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
In Vogue, 1966 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Vogue magazine editor Topsy Taylor, a visitor to Acapulco, circa 1966. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lambda

Colorful Crew (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Colorful Crew, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A group of colourfully dr...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Underwater Drink (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of a...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Caribe Hilton Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caribe Hilton Beach 1956 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman reclining in a hammock hung between palm trees on the be...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Mazatlan Mansion (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Mazatlan Mansion, 1984 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Eldorado, the Redo family villa in Mazatlan, Mexico, January 1984. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lambda

Hotel Sports, Carlton Hotel (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Hotel Sports 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front ...
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1950s Modern Art

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C Print

Snowmass Picnic (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
A stand-up fondue picnic for skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty miles of trails and snowfields. The village was opened in 1967. Estate stamped and hand...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Eden-Roc 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the ...
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1970s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Top Up?, Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Top Up? 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: 1958: Swimsuited revellers enjoy a glass of wine out...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Harriet De Rosiere At Mougins' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins 1957 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Darryl Zanuck In Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Darryl Zanuck In Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: 1957: Darryl Francis Zanuck (1902 - ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'The Carlton Hotel Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
The Carlton Hotel in Cannes 1955 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: A Cadillac with Florida plates p...
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1950s Modern Art

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Cannes Girls' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Guests at the entrance to the Carlton' Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Guests a...
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1950s Modern Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Watersports at the Carlton' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Cannes Watersports at the Carlton 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Holidaymakers waterskiing ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'The Carlton Hotel' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Carlton Hotel 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, Fra...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Dubonnet Dinner, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A formal dinner organised by Dubonnet on the French Riviera, 1952. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity include...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Dubonnet Dinner, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A formal dinner organised by Dubonnet on the French Riviera, 1952. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity include...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Marian Anderson, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American contralto Marian Anderson during the filming for 'The Ford 50th Anniversary Show' (also known as 'The American Road') television special, 1953. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Marian Anderson, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American contralto Marian Anderson during the filming for 'The Ford 50th Anniversary Show' (also known as 'The American Road') television special, 1953. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons - Lounging In Verbier Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Slim Aarons ...
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1970s Modern Art

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C Print

Desert House Party 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Desert House Party 1970 A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial...
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1970s Modern Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled -- Print, Screen Print, Geometric Abstraction by Louise Nevelson
Located in London, GB
LOUISE NEVELSON Untitled, 1973 Screenprint with varnish additions, on rag paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 300 With the artist's copyright inkstamp verso From The New Y...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Art

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Screen

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