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Art For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Patricia Heal
A Colourful Crew, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda. ...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Prize Trotter Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Prize Trotter 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dunbar W Bostwick with his trotting horse and Dalmatian dog both named ‘Chris Spencer’ at Bostwick Farm, Shelb...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tropical Mustique, 1989 - Blue Water of Mustique as Guests enjoy Terrace Views
Located in Brighton, GB
Tropical Mustique, 1989 - Blue Water of Mustique as Guests enjoy Terrace Views by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Color, Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper

'Skiing Essentials' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Essentials' (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) A couple prepares for a day's ski...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline. 1952 Additional Info...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, C Print

Yacht Holiday Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Yacht Holiday Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 40 x 30 inches / ca 101 x ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Promenade' 1961 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Promenade' A fashion show at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Paper Size 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Swimming Pool Party at Kaufmann House Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Swimming Pool Party at Kaufmann House Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper

Pool at Lake Tahoe (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (191...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

'Social Call' Slim Arons ESTATE EDITION
Located in London, GB
'Social Call' by Slim Aarons SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION PRINT Numbered in ink to 150 only and emboss stamped on front. Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Aluminum

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Saint Tropez Beach - Sunbathers on Beach in South of France French Riviera
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Tropez Beach - Sunbathers on Beach in South of France French Riviera by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edi...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Austrian Wintersports and Apres Ski by Swimming Pool
Located in Brighton, GB
Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Austrian Wintersports and Apres Ski by Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons depicts the apres ski by a swimming pool in the Austrian mountain range 16 x 20" print....
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Bermuda Idyll Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Bermuda Idyll 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Frank McMahon and guests around the pool at her seaside home in Bermuda, 1977. unframed c type print prin...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sardinian Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Sardinian Holiday' Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a yachting holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 40 x 30 inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's....
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

At The Linsk House Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
At The Linsk House 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters'
Located in New York, NY
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a wine in an ice bucket and the third carrying a menu, circa 19...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters’ Race 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters’ race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nice Pool 1955 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Pop And Society Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society 1968 From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed pa...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Menton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Menton 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A shop selling beach paraphernalia in Menton, in southeastern France, 1957 unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Monte Carlo Beach Club, Monaco, Midcentury Mediterranean Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Beach Club 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition This is the listing for 72 x 48 inches (at this size, this is a little soft, commensurate with the t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Sunbathing In Venice, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sunbatheing, wearing a novelty straw sun hat with built-in sunglasses, Venice. Th...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Snowmass Gathering' (Aarons Estate)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Snowmass Gathering 1968 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwea...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Rhode Island Surfers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Rhode Island Surfers 1965 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×20 inches - paper siz...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lounging in Verbier - Apres Ski at Verbier in Snowy Swiss Alpine Mountain Range
Located in Brighton, GB
Lounging in Verbier - Apres Ski at Verbier in Snowy Swiss Alpine Mountain Range by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
Category

20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Poolside Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons depicts the continuation of the afternoon gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs 16 x...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Digital, Photographic Paper, Color, C Print

Poolside Style Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Style 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lounging In Verbier - Super Oversize
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Size 72 x 48" inches / 183 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Tropical Mustique Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Tropical Mustique 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1989 un...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Verbier View - Ski Season in Swiss Alpine Mountain Range under Blue Skies
Located in Brighton, GB
Verbier View - Ski Season in Swiss Alpine Mountain Range under Blue Skies by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Verbi...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

'Skiing Holiday' Slim Aarons 20th century color photography
Located in London, GB
'Skiing Holiday' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons American political novelist William F Buckley Jnr takes a break from skiing ne...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Cat-Shaped Pool, Estate Edition, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Cat-Shaped Pool, a newly available Estate Edition photograph, features a charming swimming pool in the shape of a cat at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, circa 1955. This historic shot of the pool was captured just after the the Fontainebleau's opening in 1954. Visual Description: Guests enjoying the newly opened turquoise cat-shaped pool at the Fontainebleu Hotel, designed by Morris Lapidus. The deck features sunny, graphic yellow and black umbrellas, as well as red, yellow and blue striped umbrellas and loungers. The cat's tail is a vintage wooden diving board, its ears are stairs, and its nose is a slide. Designed by Morris Lapidus. Slim Aarons Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later 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. 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). Internal: vintage '50s florida, 50's Miami, vintage poolside, vintage swim fashion, vintage slim aarons, Fontainebleau Hotel, vintage Miami beach, Miami architecture...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Pool On Amalfi Coast, 1984 - Aerial View of Hotel St Caterina on Italian Riviera
Located in Brighton, GB
Pool On Amalfi Coast, 1984 - Aerial View of Hotel St Caterina on Italian Riviera by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition - Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica
Located in London, GB
Fashion model Liz Pringle drinking from a coconut at the Round Hill resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1953. photo by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mustique Hammock - Relaxing on Sandy Beach under Palm Trees on Mustique Island
Located in Brighton, GB
Mustique Hammock - Relaxing on Sandy Beach under Palm Trees on Mustique Island 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Mustiique Hammo...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Digital, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Pantz Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Pantz Pool 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz’ Marbella home, Septem...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Colourful Crew Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Colourful Crew 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970 unframed c type print printed 20...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Party at Romanoff’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Party at Romanoff’s 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A party at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×20 in...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Joan Collins Relaxes'
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 fro...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

On The Beach In Bermuda Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
On The Beach In Bermuda 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathing and swimming at a beach in Bermuda, June 1967. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skiers at Verbier, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. 1964. This is an est...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

The Klosters, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Klosters, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers pass by the Hote...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Los Leones, St Barts - View of White Architecture on Island of Saint Barthelemy
Located in Brighton, GB
Los Leones, St Barts - View of White Architecture on Island of Saint Barthelemy by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Yacht Holiday - Slim Aarons - 20th century color photography - Nudes
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' by Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print limited to 150 only numbered in ink & emboss stamped. 60 x 40 " inches paper size Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Caped Skiers, 1967 - Winter Sports Skiing on Snowy White Snowmass at Aspen
Located in Brighton, GB
Caped Skiers, 1967 - Winter Sports Skiing on Snowy White Snowmass at Aspen by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Caped...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

La Concha Beach Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
La Concha Beach Club 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975. unframed c type print printed 2023 2...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hotel Olden, Gstaad, Estate Edition, Urban Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features people carrying their skis past the Hotel Olden in Gstaad, 1961. This is an estate stamped...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'
Located in New York, NY
A view from the umbrella boxes towards the tennis court at Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Susanna Boylston Bolton 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and ...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 72 x 48 inches $4900 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 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. 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). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, 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. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Glamour Photography, Vintage Backgammon, Vintage Sport, Acapulco, Vintage Pools, Vintage Games...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kings of Hollywood (Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Van Heflin)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic photograph is finally available again, for the first time in over a year. In this classic black and white photograph, film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Adriatic Riviera
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Riviera Men and women - wearing red, white and blue striped tops - relaxing on a small boat, with a red and white mast, and small flags of Germany, USA, Great Britain and I...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

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

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" image on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. ...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Lambda

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