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Art For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Tom Wesselmann
Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Alice Topping relaxing by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel 1958 C Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. 60x40 inches paper size Estate Sta...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Cavallo Coast - View of Yachts in Turquoise Waters between Corsica and Sardinia
Located in Brighton, GB
Cavallo Coast - View of Yachts in Turquoise Waters between Corsica and Sardinia 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

Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic portrait photograph by midcentury society photographer Slim Aarons, capturing young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Inga Lindgren and Poodles - Portrait of Model and Poodles in Springtime New York
Located in Brighton, GB
Inga Lindgren and Poodles - Portrait of Model and Poodles in Springtime New York by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Ed...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Slim Aarons 'El Venero'
Located in New York, NY
El Venero 1971 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. El Venero, th...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Winter Suntans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Winter Suntans Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

SEASCAPE TONDO
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition 19/30 (there were also ten artist’s proofs). From the portfolio Master American Contemporaries, Inaugural Print Invitational. Published by Museu de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, printed by American Image, Katonah, NY, and labeled with the museum’s printed anniversary mark in the lower right corner. Custom framed as pictured...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

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...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Saint Tropez 1971 - Sunbathers Enjoy Late Afternoon Sun on French Riviera
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Porto Ercole Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper size Limite...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Algarve Sunbathers (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers in the Algarve, Portugal, August 1973 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons Estate. Slim Aarons (...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Skiing Waiter - Ice Skating Waiter on Frozen Lake in Icy White Winter Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiing Waiter - Ice Skating Waiter on Frozen Lake in Icy White Winter Landscape by Slim Aarons shows a waiter in a white jacket and bowtie ice skating on a frozen lake with a cocktai...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Corfu Picnic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Corfu Picnic 1987 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ina Verogiani, Lisa Pallavicinos, Daphne Pallavicinos, Nicolas Pallavicinos and Yolande Scheres picnic in an ol...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - Relaxing by Palm Trees in Palm Beach by Atlantic Ocean
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - Relaxing by Palm Trees in Palm Beach by Atlantic Ocean by Slim Aarons 16 x 16" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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

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

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Monocled Miss, 1964 - Portrait German Model Renata Boeck eating Breakfast in Bed
Located in Brighton, GB
Monocled Miss, 1964 - Portrait German Model Renata Boeck eating Breakfast in Bed by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Premium Collection Estate Stamped...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Color, Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper

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

Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Poolside Gather...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Poolside Bar Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Bar 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests seen from a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1980 unframed c type ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

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

Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Eye Of The Beholder 1974 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A man contemplates the sunbathers...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Conca dei Marini - Crystal Turquoise Water and Sandy Bay on Italian Amalfi Coast
Located in Brighton, GB
Conca dei Marini - Crystal Turquoise Water and Sandy Bay on Italian Amalfi Coast 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 Pigment

'Fan Mail' Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955 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. ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 by Slim Aarons printed 2025 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 72" ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christmas Swim - Christmas Tree in Swimming Pool with Tinsel and Star
Located in Brighton, GB
Christmas Swim - Christmas Tree in Swimming Pool with Tinsel and Star by Slim Aarons features Slim Aarons' wife, Rita 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition o...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

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

Catherine Wilke in Capri
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authent...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Tom Wesselmann Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Marking(s); notes: signed; 1972 Materials: acrylic on paper over wire support Dimensions (H, W, D): 12"h, 8.5"w, 4...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Metal

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

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

The St. Regis, New York, Estate Edition, Event Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Phil Richards' Pool, Florida 1970, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A poolside party at Phil Richards' home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1970. Slim Aarons Phil Richards' Pool 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Edition C-type print Certificate of Authentic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Penthouse Pool, 1961 - Swimming Pool Glamour at Penthouse Pool in Greece
Located in Brighton, GB
Penthouse Pool, 1961 - Swimming Pool Glamour at Penthouse Pool in Greece 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Penthouse Pool" is a ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

The King Of Jazz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
The King Of Jazz 1949 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971) as...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Tennis In The Bahamas Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In The Bahamas' Two fashionably dressed women in tennis outfits, stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, with tennis rackets leaning up against...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

All Mine, 1968 - Jim Kimberly in Palm Beach Posing with Wife by Harbour
Located in Brighton, GB
All Mine, 1968 - Jim Kimberly in Palm Beach Posing with Wife by Harbour 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "All Mine" is a beautif...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Eden-Roc Hotel du Cap 1976 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size. Photo by Slim Aarons Archival ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

New Year At Romanoff’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New Year At Romanoff’s 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Palm Beach Idyll Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Idyll 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. unframed c type print printed 2023 16 ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Cricketers on the field during a match between the Leeward Islands and the MCC, Antigua, West Indies, ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach, Estate Edition Photograph, French Riviera
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Saint-Tropez Beach, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of sunbathers on the French Riviera, August 1971. Colorful coral red and mint green umbrellas shelte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Sea Drive Estate Edition Seascape Photograph with Amphicar in Nassau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nassau, 1967: In 'Sea Drive,' a genuine Slim Aarons estate edition photograph, film producer Kevin McClory, his wife, Bobo Sigrist, and their family enjoy a leisurely drive in a vibrant red vintage Amphicar across the scenic turquoise Nassau harbour. This idyllic 1967 scene embodies Slim Aarons signature style, mixing casual glamour and vintage cool; the unique midcentury charm of this iconic landscape is completed with a pink parasol. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Modern printing from original transparency Captured 1964, printed later Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive 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 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. This is a genuine Slim Aarons Estate photograph, estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Kevin O'Donovan McClory (8 June 1924[1] – 20 November 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, film producer, and film director. McClory was best known for producing the James Bond film Thunderball, popular in the 60s and 70s. Internal: The location for Slim Aarons midcentury photograph, Sea Drive, is Vintage Nassau, which fits curated collections for Vintage Yachting, Vintage Boating, modern graphic, midcentury modern, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Sport Photography...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Blue Seas, 1984 - Yachts and Watercraft in Water off Corsican Coastline
Located in Brighton, GB
Blue Seas, 1984 - Yachts and Watercraft in Water off Corsican Coastline by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Blue Seas, 1984 is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A view of the crystal clear waters off the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica. From August 1984. The world of Aarons’s photographs...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Carlton Hotel
Located in London, GB
Carlton Hotel The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Casa Las Estacas, 1979 - Bougainvillea and Crashing Waves in Jalisco in Mexico
Located in Brighton, GB
Casa Las Estacas, 1979 - Bougainvillea and Crashing Waves in Jalisco in Mexico 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

Marbella Club (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A guest takes a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain, 1976. Additional Informatio...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

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

C.Z. Guest Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her...
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1950s 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

Palm Springs Rodeo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke, Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fr...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Shiny Nude (Stealingworth, 33) silkscreen on kromekote paper + envelope 917/1000
Located in New York, NY
Tom Wesselmann Shiny Nude (Stealingworth, 33), 1977 Silkscreen on glossy cast-coated Kromekote paper 8 × 8 inches Edition of 1000 (917/1000) Pencil numbered...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Backgammon By The Pool Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming po...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Westin Excelsior Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Westin Excelsior 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 20" - pap...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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