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Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Mick Rock
Slim Aarons 'Las Brisas' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Las Brisas, Acapulco 1978 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity The coastline near Warren Avis' villa in ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (printed later) C print edition of 150 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Estate stamped and hand numbered e...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition si...
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1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Culinary Heights' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Culinary Heights 1987 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bate...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Pantz Pool 1985 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pantz Pool' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella home, September 1985...
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1980s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Poolside Backgammon by Slim Aarons (Nude 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 Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside In Arizona
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Arizona Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed t...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

Holiday in Capri by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Nude 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christmas Swim 1954 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Photo by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons E...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

Hotel Krone, Lech by Slim Aarons (Landscape 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 Modern Photography

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Lambda, C Print

Surfing Brothers by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Sports 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Cannes Watersports by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Nude 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Charter Ketch by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Seascape 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Il Canille
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Il Canille Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

Meridian Club by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Nude 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 Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Caped Skiers by 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons, La Canzone Del Mare (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
La Canzone Del Mare, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certif...
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1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Lambda

Palm Beach Idyll, Estate Edition, Christmas Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsuit...
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1950s American Realist Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons The High Life 1977. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity August 1977: Actor George Hamilton (in blue) ta...
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1960s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland. Estate Edition. Bill Buckley, Ken Galbraith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American political novelist William F Buckley Jnr takes a break from skiing near Gstaad, Swtizerland with Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Buckley leans back, casually mirthful in a bright red jacket, gray turtleneck and black hat and boots; Galbraith is pensive with a plaid hat, yellow glasses and boots. Behind the weathered wood bench, red, blue, white and yellow signs point to Gstaad and Fanglift. Majestic forest green firs rise in the snowy background. The perfect triangle composition brings dynamism to a scene of male camaraderie from Gstaad's fabled artistic past. Slim Aarons Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland 1977, printed later 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 * Gstaad is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the international jet set. The winter campus of the Institut Le Rosey...
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1970s American Realist Photography

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Lambda

Trip to Little Bay by Slim Aarons (Landscape 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Poolside in Arizona by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography, Figurative 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957 Fiber print 40x30 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 1957: French actress Capucine, (Germaine Lefebvre) (1933 - 1990) fanning herself at a New Years Ev...
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1950s American Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fan Mail (Marilyn Monroe in Red), Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released. This exquisite ph...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition - Barbados Bliss
Located in London, GB
Barbados Bliss by Slim Aarons Ava Marshall relaxes with a book amongst the bougainvillea in Barbados, April 1976. Another typically 'Slim' photograph, ...
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1970s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate edition - Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel by Slim Aarons Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Typically 'Slim' this photograph ep...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

Snorkelling in the Shallows by Slim Aarons (Nude 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...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978. Slim Aarons Roca Llisa Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition of 150 Embo...
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1970s Realist Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside Backgammon (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
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1970s Realist Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riv...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

Mustique Hammock by Slim Aarons (Nude Photography, Seascape 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...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Verbier Skier'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Verbier Skier 1964 C print Estate edition of 150 A blonde skier on the slopes at Verbier, February 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certific...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Life in the Bahamas by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Beach 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...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Pool at Lake Tahoe, Estate Edition, Tahoe Tavern in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate....
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1950s American Realist Photography

Materials

Giclée

Earl Levy's Castle by 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...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Out Islands by Slim Aarons (Seascape Photography, Landscape 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Leonard Dalsemer by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Donna Fabrizia Lanza by Slim Aarons (Garden 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 Modern Photography

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Lambda, C Print

Catherine Wilke, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, classic vibrant photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Catherine Wilke' is a vibrant, genuine Slim Aarons estate edition photograph. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Discover the epitome of leisurely sophistication with Slim Aarons' stunning photograph from 1980, showcasing the quintessence of laid-back luxury at the illustrious Hotel Punta Tragara in Capri. In this masterful composition, Catherine Wilke epitomizes the serene joy of sunny European leisure, gracefully strolling with a fresh coconut beverage amidst an array of topless sun worshippers basking under the Mediterranean sun. This evocative scene is a harmonious blend of natural beauty and human allure, with the glittering turquoise sea forming the perfect backdrop to a tableau of relaxation and style. In addition to Catherine, this scene captures Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken, and Pamela Grupas, each contributing to the canvas of vintage elegance in their vibrant red and blue swimsuits paired with timeless straw sunhats. Their repose on the crisp white linens laid upon the geometrically arranged sunbathing beds underlines the meticulous composition that Aarons was renowned for. This image is a visual symphony, where the architectural lines of the sunbathing terrace intersect with the soft curves of the relaxed figures, crafting a scene that captures the essence of the high life without pretense. It is Slim Aarons' invitation to step into a world where the glamour of the past converges with the timelessness of pure enjoyment. Perfect for connoisseurs of fine art photography, enthusiasts of vintage fashion, and collectors seeking to add a touch of retro-chic allure to their walls, this photograph is more than just a visual treat—it's a passport to the golden age of jet-set elegance. Secure your slice of history and invite the spirit of Capri's golden days into your home or collection with this iconic Slim Aarons masterpiece. Catherine Wilke Capri Slim Aarons Estate Edition 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. 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 * 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. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. Internal: The location for Slim Aarons midcentury photograph, Capri, is Vintage Capri, Italy, and fits curated collections for Vintage Sunbathing, travel photography, documentary travel photography, modern graphic photography...
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1980s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Swimmer' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Saint-Tropez Seafront, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A topless swimmer in Saint-Tro...
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1970s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Pool at Lake Tahoe, Estate Edition, Tahoe Tavern in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Immerse yourself in the nostalgic allure of Slim Aarons' 'Lake Tahoe Pool,' a stunning estate photograph...
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1950s American Realist Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Actors in Antibes'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Actors in Antibes 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Actors Kirk Douglas (left), Louis Jourdan an...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Christmas Traffic by Slim Aarons (Landscape 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...
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20th Century American Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978. Slim Aarons Roca Llisa Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition of 150 Embo...
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1970s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Bermudan Hostess'
Located in New York, NY
Bermudian Hostess 1957 C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father's typ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Winter in Gstaad by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Winter 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 Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Joan Collins Relaxes - (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aaron...
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1950s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Pantz Pool, 1985 by Slim Aarons (Nude 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Alpine Skiing by 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Monaco Grand Prix (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
British racing driver James Hunt (1947 - 1993) at the Monaco Grand Prix, 22nd May 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certi...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

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 A man contemplates the sunbathers by a swi...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Marbella House Party by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape 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 Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Marisa Berenson, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actress Marisa Berenson sunbathing in Capri, 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by ...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Apres Ski' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Apres Ski 1961 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A party of skiers adjourn for drinks at the bar on t...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Culinary Heights by Slim Aarons (Winter Photography, Landscape 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 Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Il Pellicano Pool by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Seascape 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...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Lambda

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