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Color Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Customer service at the petrol station, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Perfect customer service at the petrol station, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William T...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Additional Informati...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

A girl taking water from a well, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A girl taking water from a well at Allenstein in East Prussia, Germany 1930s" This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnem...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Italy in 1956 - Portofino. Vintage Colour Photograph Print.
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. Th...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color

'Snorkelling In Malta' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snorkelling In Malta' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. Produced from the orig...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Boy Baron (1957) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition - Giant
Located in London, GB
Boy Baron (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The youngest peer in England, seven-year-old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd B...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

A Beachside Meal In Capri 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Beachside Meal In Capri 1959 Holidaymakers enjoy a meal at a beachside restaurant in Capri, Italy, 1959. by Toni Frissell 12x16 inches / 30x 41 cm paper size Archival pigment ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Italy in 1956 - Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a historical photograph of Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, taken in the 1950s. The image captures a lively city scene with numerous vintage cars parked around the s...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition - Palm Beach Idyll
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Three women in the public garden, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Three women at the stairs in the public garden of Wuerzburg Residence, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print ...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Capri Holiday 1958 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Holiday Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958. 60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 L...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marina Piccola 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Marina Piccola Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954. 40x30” / 76x101 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Print...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Fan Mail' - Slim Aarons Official Limited Edition Estate Print Oversize
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....
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Water Skiing In Acapulco 1956 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Water Skiing In Acapulco 1959 Water skiing on a lake, 1956. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Pool At Lake Tahoe'
Located in New York, NY
Pool At Lake Tahoe 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the sh...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters,...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Elena Pratolongo, Prince Edward Egon von Furstenberg, Contessa Geronaffo, Luca Stu...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Parisian Park from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Parisian Park from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Giant oversize 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size options available - Please enquire About: Peter Cornelius (1913–1970) was a German photographer and photojournalist. The goal he set himself was to capture: “the right colours at the right moment”. He was never concerned with a pure, apparently “right” picture of “reality”. After World War II, he began his career with reportage, landscape and sailing photography in his hometown Kiel. From the mid fifties, he specialised in colour photography as one of the first color photographers in Germany. In 1960 he became known to a larger public through the special exhibition Magie der Farbe (Magic of Colour) during the Photokina in Cologne. His best known work is a 1961 collection of colour photographs of Paris...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Market Delivery - from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Market Delivery from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Large Oversize 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size options available - Please enquire About: Peter Cornelius (1913–1970) was a German photographer and photojournalist. The goal he set himself was to capture: “the right colours at the right moment”. He was never concerned with a pure, apparently “right” picture of “reality”. After World War II, he began his career with reportage, landscape and sailing photography...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. 40 x 40...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Paris Still Life" from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Still Life from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius large oversize 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and s...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Paris Window Shopping from Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Window Shopping from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Giant oversize 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Arc...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Steering wheel of a Ford V8 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Steering wheel at the driver's seat of a Ford V8, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Chantilly Racecourse (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Chantilly Racecourse (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chantilly Racecourse in France, 1956. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 30x30'' Printed La...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'Satin Seduction' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Satin Seduction' 1955: Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin-covered bed. 60 x 60" inches / 152 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cafe Terrace In Nice (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Travelling through Austria in Opel, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Travelling through Austria by car, 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William Turner, carefully prin...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Westin Excelsior (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Westin Excelsior (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London S...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershor...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Julie London (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Julie London (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marsha Gayle (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Marsha Gayle (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marsha Gayle of Paris enjoys a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, Andros, Bah...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool At Lake Tahoe - Oversize C print
Located in London, GB
Pool At Lake Tahoe Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) 1953 On the left film star Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) talks with Mrs Grover Magnin (centre) ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Family Snapper 1959 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959, Slim Aarons Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill, Jamaica. 30 x 30”...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress in Cour de Rohan, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, C...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Giclée

J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California,...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield at the Roulette Wheel - Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield at the Roulette Wheel by Frank Worth Beautifully captured by Frank Worth, this black and white portrait features actress and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield in Las Vegas...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nice Pool 1955 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully restored color image originally captured by photographer Frank Worth features Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953. Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr. shot on location at the famous Los Angeles River...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Having A Topping Time - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Having A Topping Time Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach, 1959. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Standing with Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully restored color image features legendary actor, singer, and musician Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic T-Bird. Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, acto...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

'The Marlboroughs' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Marlboroughs' 1957 by Slim Aarons 1957: John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on a bench in the grounds of Bl...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

'Grand Day Out' Slim Aarons (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Grand Day Out (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) Art collector Chester Dale (1883 – 1962) with Charles Prescott Berdell and their wives in Palm Bea...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 – 1983) swimming in Acapulco, Mexi...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pon...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly: Classic Portrait of Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant full-length studio portrait features the "Princess of Grace", Grace Kelly. This image captures the star in a tulle skirt, sitting on steps inside of a photo studio. G...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unfram...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Seagulls over a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unframed...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state l...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink b...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Pap...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

In Capri (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
In Capri (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Robert Hornstein, the artist Novella Parigini and Prince Dado Ruspoli on Capr...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955. Addition...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The Hotel Pfefferkorn and Hotel Tannbergerhof ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Decorating with Color Photography

Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.

The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.

Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.

Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.

In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.

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