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Period: 1950s
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - NY Apartments - Oversize
Located in London, GB
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design. Paper size 48 x 48 inches / 122 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Jean-Pierre Aumont - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Jean-Pierre Aumont - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Ski Instructors Only' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Ski Instructors Only' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage b/w Photo by Agenzia ANSA - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Anna Magnani (ANSA) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Agenzia ANSA. Good condition. Dimension: 18x13. Anna Magnani was born in R...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

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

Tobacco Leaves by Miller Null - Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Tobacco Leaves by Harold Null is a vintage photographic print on baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold Miller...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rowing Boats by Miller Null - Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Rowing boats by Miller Null is a vintage photographic print on Agfa baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold Miller...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sand Shaped by Miller Null - Original Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Sand Shaped by Miller Null is a vintage photographic print on baryta paper. Print came from the work “ Riva di Pò” realized between 1956 and 1961 by famous american photographer Harold Miller...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco - Vintage B/W photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco is a vintage photograph on photography paper, realized by an anonymous photographer With the stamp of Associated press and type-note on th...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage b/w Photo by Agenzia ANSA - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Anna Magnani s a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Agenzia ANSA. Good condition. Dimension: 18x13 Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Photograph of an Anti-Electric Space - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Anti-electric space is a vintage photograph realized in 1955 by an Anonymous photographer. With the description stamped and copyright on the rear. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone c. 1950's C print 16 x 20 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and number...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fred Buscaglione by Giancolombo - Vintage b/w Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fred Buscaglione by Giancolombo is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper Photograph by famous Gian Battista Colombo (Giancolombo), realized in the late '50s. Artist's ink stamp, original clichè and pen note on the back. Slight folds on front and a spot on the higher edge that do not compromize image beauty. Dim: cm 27 x 21 In the picture a beautiful and characteristic portrait of the famous musician...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Eagle and the Hawk - Vintage Photograph - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Cary Grant, Fredric March and Carole Lombard during the movie "The Eagle and the Hawk, directed by Stuart Walker. Reprint of 1950s.
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Carlton Hotel. Florida Cadillac in Cannes, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. The Carlton Hotel Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and st...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Studio Portrait of Nilla Pizzi - B/w Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Studio Portrait of Nilla Pizzi is a vintage photographic print on baryta matt coated paper. Photograph by Foto Caleari Sanremo. Photographer signature on negative. Ink stamp, archiv...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Cannon Drive 1952
Located in London, GB
Cannon Drive Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Carl Orff - 1950s
By Felicitas Timpe
Located in Roma, IT
A B/W Wonderful Photo of C. Orff, by Felicitas Timpe, as the mark shows in back. The famous Bavarian Composer of "Carmina Burana" and "Catulla Carmina” is photographed smoking...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Digging For Clams, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay. Slim Aarons Digging For Clams Bl...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spectators At Lord's 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Spectators At Lord's Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based pri...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Slim Aarons 'Luxury Dining' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Funny Face' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Funny Face' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), Audrey Hepburn – Funny Face – ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nuns
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack photographed these nuns, likely from the Ursaline convent, with their matching black umbrellas walking down a rainy New Orleans street in the early 1950s. Silver gelatin print...
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pulitzer On The Beach 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pulitzer On The Beach Patsy Pulitzer at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilisi...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 60 x 40 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate from the Parkinson estate, print...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons - Luxury Dining 1955 - Estate stamped
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Joseph McKeown 'Need for Speed' Grand Prix Limited Edition Photograph 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
July 17, 1954: Argentinian racer Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 - 1995) chalks up a win for the Mercedes team at the French Grand Prix in Reims. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7209 -...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Cannon Drive' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Cannon Drive' 1952: Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955. Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Produced from the original ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'NY Apartments' 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'NY Apartments' 1953: 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. 30x30 inches / 76 x 7...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Liz Pringle, Jamaica, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features fashion model Liz Pringle drinking from a coconut at the Round Hill resort, Montego Bay, ...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Jayne Mansfield Smiling with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
This candid vintage portrait captured by photographer Larry Barbier Jr. features Jayne Mansfield in fur, smiling while holding her small dog. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, th...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Holding Poodle for Rhapsody
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Elizabeth Taylor with a dog for her role in "Rhapsody", circa 1954. Elizabeth Taylor as a British and American actress. She began her career as a c...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Film Still from Lassie
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still from the film "Lassie". Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - The Carlton Hotel - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' photograph, it epitomises the ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'Beverly Hills Cop' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Beverly Hills Cop' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'A Helping Hand' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'A Helping Hand' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Former ski instructor Herman Ostermaier gives a helping hand to a member of the Junior Skiing Program in ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certific...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's maste...
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Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
NY Apartments 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. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Junior Skier 1955 New England Skiing - Oversize
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) ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bing Crosby Strolling in Duster
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Bing Crosby strolling on a street in a stylish duster coat. Bing Crosby was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personali...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lucille Ball Ice Skating with Her Children
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Lucille Ball ice skating with her children. Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by T...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Prince Rainier and Prince Albert Sledding
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Prince Rainer and Prince Albert sledding, circa 1959. Cadet of a reigning German dynasty, Prince Rainer was the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry b...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing Starters 1955 - Oversize
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...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Happy Hepburn
Located in London, GB
Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) relaxing during a break in Paris during the shooting of the Paramount musical ‘Funny Face’. 1956 (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Editi...
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Jamaica Sea Sailing 1953 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Jamaica Sea Sailing Two men sailing their yacht ‘Eel II’ in Jamaica. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilising the only original transparency or negative held at the Archive in London England. Complimentary dealer shipping to yourself or 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 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Complimentary shipping. Other sizes available of this print : 30x30" inches $ 3500 20x20" inches $ 2500 16x16" inches $ 2100 12x12" inches $ 1800 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 this limited Estate edition as a silver gelatine darkroom fibre based print. They have chosen these prints for their sharpness, clarity, tonality and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Silver gelatine prints give true continuous black and white...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing 1955 - Oversize
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...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Audrey Hepburn ' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1958 A gorgeous candid and delicate shot of the fashion and style movie icon Audrey Hepburn, film actress (1929-1993) during a ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Luxury Dining 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aa...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Private Transport, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gladys 'Patsy' Bartlett (1928 - 2011, née Pulitzer, later Pulitzer Preston) rummaging in her bag on the seat of an open car, 1954. The car is parked by a plane belonging to the Everg...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Lone Skier
Located in London, GB
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, one of the twelve Picture Post Personality Girls of 1954, skiing in Glencoe, Scotland. She was the second woman ever to finish the International Inferno race. ...
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition - New York Lights
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...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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