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Black and White Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: David Yarrow
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Tina Onassis 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Tina Onassis - Oversize
1958: Athina Livanos Onassis (Tina Onassis) the first wife of Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis rela...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Seaplane At Palm Beach 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Seaplane At Palm Beach
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Fl...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a s...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Ski Instructors Only 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Ski Instructors Only
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white winter...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category
1950s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Luxury Dining 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Luxury Dining - Oversize
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 20 x 20"...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - A Helping Hand 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - A Helping Hand - Oversize
Former ski instructor Herman Ostermaier gives a helping hand to a member of the Junior Skiing Program in North Conway, New Hamps...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Beauty Queen 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Beauty Queen
Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein (1870 – 1965), third from right, at her Park Avenue, New York apartment with he...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Bad Luck Gloria 1951
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Bad Luck Gloria
2nd April 1951: American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 – 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pulitzer On The Beach 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pulitzer On The Beach - Oversize
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white beach...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments - Oversize
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white architecture skyscraper skyscrapers new york...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - French Polo Crowd 1950 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - French Polo Crowd - Oversize
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white horse horses equestrian sport sports crowd busy 1950s 50s fashion...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Beverly Hills Cop 1952
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Beverly Hills Cop
American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
(Photo...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Eton Vs Harrow 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Eton Vs Harrow
A view of spectators on the pitch at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955....
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Race Meeting 1950- Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Race Meeting - Oversize
A group of racegoers chatting to jockeys, France, circa 1950.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white sport sports crowd 1950s 50s fashion...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing Starters 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing Starters - Oversize
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white winter...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Backstage At La Scala 1948 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Backstage At La Scala - Oversize
A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, Nov...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing - Oversize
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white winter...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Dali And Gala 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Dali And Gala - Oversize
Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife Gala (1894 – 1982) on a terrace at the Ritz Hotel, Madrid.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white relaxing taking a break cafe restaurant dining art...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Junior Skier 1955 New England Skiing - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Junior Skier (New England Skiing) - Oversize
A freckled member of the Junior Skiing Program in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Jamaica Sea Sailing 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Jamaica Sea Sailing - Oversize
Two men sailing their yacht ‘Eel II’ in Jamaica.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white beach...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Cannon Drive 1952
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Cannon Drive
Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Park Avenue - Oversize
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white architecture skyscraper skyscrapers new york...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Digging For Clams 1960 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Digging For Clams - Oversize
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960.
silver gel...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Palm Bay Club 1965 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Palm Bay Club - Oversize
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver gelatin print
paper size 40...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Carlton Hotel 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Carlton Hotel - Oversize
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
silver...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Decked in Finery
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Decked in Finery, 1956
Fiber Print
Estate edition of 150
An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Taken on t...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race, 1955, Printed Later
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London's Soho, 1955
Est...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - The Carlton Hotel - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel by Slim Aarons
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955.
Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' photograph, it e...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CZ Guest with Consuelo Vanderbilt, Palm Beach, Florida (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
CZ Guest with Consuelo Vanderbilt, Palm Beach, Florida,1955
Silver gelatin print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wit...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (New Year's at Romanoff's)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category
1950s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Safari Party at Romanoff's (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
1950: G...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon by the Pool, 1957
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary Beth-Turner play backgammon by a swimming pool in Palm ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Professional Gossip (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (1890 – 1966) chatting with James Stewart (1908 – 1997) during a New Year’s Eve cocktail party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in H...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Beauty Queen (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Beauty Queen, 1950
Silver Gelatin Print
Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein (1870 – 1965), third from right, at her Park Avenue, New York apart...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race, 1955
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London's Soho, 1955
Estate stamped and...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An evening dress being modelled at a fashion show held by Saks of Fifth Avenue, New York. The audience, who are in evening dress, are also being wined and dined, 1955.
Estate stampe...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Othello Shoot, Venice
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Othello Short, 1952
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing att...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition - New York Lights
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150).
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City.
This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the p...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Buckingham Palace - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aaron - Buckingham Palace - Estate Stamped
Crowds watching a military parade outside Buckingham Palace, London, circa 1949. (Photo by Slim Aaro...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Luxury Dining - Estate stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' by Slim Aarons
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
A simply sumptuous scene, elegant diners seated at white table cloth covered tables...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Professional Gossip, Romanoff's Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (1890 – 1966) chatting with James Stewart (1908 – 1997) during a New Year’s Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood,...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
First Lady To Be, Jacqueline Bouvier (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (1929 – 1994) at Newport Casino Tennis Week, Newport, Rhode Island, 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957
Fiber print
30 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Park Avenue, New York City (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1953: A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
Archival Fiber print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificat...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, 1952
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate edition of 150
Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 1952.
Estate stamped ...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Soho Waiters Race (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London's Soho, 1955
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 1...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backstage at La Scala
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backstage at La Scala, 1948
Chromogenic Print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A chorus g...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An evening dress being modelled at a fashion show held by Saks of Fifth Avenue, New York. The audience, who are in evening dress, are also being wined and...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Beauty Queen (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Beauty Queen, 1950
Silver Gelatin Print
Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein (1870 – 1965), third from right, at her Park Avenue, New York a...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beverly Hills Cop
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Cop, 1952
Silver gelatin print
American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach
Chromogenic print, 1955
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chancellery Graffiti
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Chancellery Graffiti, 1945
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 150
1945: Graffiti on the wall of Hitler’s chancellery shortly after his death. The men are Life photographers Hank...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Professional Gossip (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (1890 – 1966) chatting with James Stewart (1908 – 1997) during a New Year’s Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood,...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Carlton Hotel (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Debutante Ball
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim-Aarons
Debutante Ball, 1958
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 250
A debutante ball held at the Copley Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, 1958.
Estate stamped and hand nu...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's) Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category
1950s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Spectators at Lord’s Cricket Ground (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Spectators at Lord’s Cricket Ground, 1955
Silver gelatin print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Spectators at a...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shop Black and White Photography
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