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Color Photography For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1920s
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool, January 1975 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, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. Recent articles credit his work with inspiring the casually flawless style of top Instagram influencers, full of sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool...
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1970s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm unframed. ' Poolside Party ' 1970 A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obreg...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author Toni Morrison, 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
This photograph of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Toni Morrison was taken in 1979. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibition print is 17 x 22". Comes direct ...
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1970s Pop Art Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Party on the Steps Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Party on the Steps 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. Helen Dzo Dzo is seen in the centre wearing a white crochet outfit...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

At The Linsk House Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
At The Linsk House 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bikini Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Bikini Society 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition February 1972: From l to r; Christina Chambonne, Elinor Hill, Clare Davidson, Suzy Naggia, Carole Page gossip...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Monte Carlo' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pri...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Golfing Pals' (1977) - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals (1977) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Blondie NYC Album Cover Shoot - signed, limited edition
Located in London, GB
Debbie Harry ( Blondie) New York 1978 - Oversize C print limited edition by Martyn Goddard Signed limited edition of 10 only this size keywords Blondie Debbie Harry Pop art pop music rock punk fashion...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Champagne By The Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Champagne By The Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo (in white crochet, left) talking to a guest by the pool at Nelda Li...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Debbie Harry in pink, 1978 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to pr...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Catwalk Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Catwalk 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer J...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Winter Wear Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Winter Wear 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo, March 1...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Commander Whitehead Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Commander Whitehead 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Commander Edward Whitehead (1908 – 1978), the public face of Schweppes, leans on a silver Rolls Royce at...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flamingos In Flight Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Flamingos In Flight 1979 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Flamingos in flight, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, January 1979. unframed c type print printed 2023 16...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Phil Richards Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at Phil Richards’ home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print prin...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blackland House 1970 Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blackland House circa 1970 by Christopher Simon Sykes Osborne the dog sits in the window of Blackland House in Wiltshire, circa 1970 (Photo by Christopher Simon Sykes) This beauti...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Queen Album Cover - limited edition print
Located in London, GB
Queen Album Cover - signed limited edition print Iconic Queen 2 album cover, London, 1974. (photo Mick Rock) Square image on paper size : 24x20 inches ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lee Crawford In Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lee Crawford In Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs. Lee Kinsolving (formerly Lee Crawford) descending the steps into the pool at Albin Holder’s home, ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Seafront Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Seafront 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seafront in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, September 1970 unframed c type print printed 202...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elephant Walk Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Elephant Walk 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests around the pool at Elephant Walk, Duncan McMartin’s villa in Bermuda, September 1977 unframed c type p...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Live And Let Die' 1973 Roger Moore
Located in London, GB
'Live And Let Die' 1973 Roger Moore and cast On set of the movie 'Live and Let Die' with Roger Moore as 007 James Bond, with Yaphet Kotto playing Che...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Teddy Stauffer In Acapulco Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Teddy Stauffer In Acapulco 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 – 1991) in the swimming pool of Warren Avi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Positano Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Positano Beach 1979 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Taormina Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Taormina 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool in Taormina, Sicily, 1975. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×20 inches - paper size Limited ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'The Fullers' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Fullers' May 1970: Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190SL. 20x20" inches /...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

McLean, VA, December 4 1978
Located in New York, NY
Joel Sternfeld McLean, VA, December 4 1978 dye transfer print, printed 1981 signed, titled and dated verso in ink 15.25 x 19.5 inches 16 x 20 inch sheet
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1970s Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie with saxophone, 1973. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according t...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
Located in London, GB
Laguna Beach Surfers (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Three surfers with their boards at sunset, Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. (Photo by Slim Aar...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Aluminum

'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. Produced from the original transparency Certific...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, working on make up, backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size va...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining - Framed Hand Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining 1977 by Terry O;'Neill ( 1938 - 2019 ) Framed lifetime hand signed limited edition C print from terry O;'Neill's mo...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

David Bowie - limited Mick Rock Estate edition print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie (photo Mick Rock) - signed limited edition print David Bowie backstage, 1973. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Est...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Gasthof Post Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests lounging by the indoor swimming pool of the Gasthof Post in Lech, Austria, February 1979. Slim Aarons Gasthof Post Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Est...
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1970s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Spinnaker Sailing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spinnaker sailing on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, August 1973 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldw...
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1970s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

'Pool At Las Brisas' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972 Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Brisas' by Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Hotel Il Pellicano - Porto Ercole - Slim Aarons 20th century color photography
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Il Pellicano' by Slim Aarons The beachside pool at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. This photograph epitomise...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Aluminum

Desert House Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. T...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Reclining
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later) C-print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity American actress Faye Dunaway take...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

'Racing At Baden Baden' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Racing At Baden Baden' Spectators dine in the open air as the horses go by at Baden Baden racecourse, Germany, September 1978. In his words, he phot...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sports Wrist Watch Abstract Photo Mosaic Collage Aerial Landscape Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
This one depicts a sports wristwatch over an aerial landscape and is untitled. it is signed and dated 1979. SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012) Vera Habrecht Simons, was a German/American av...
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1970s Assemblage Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Kaufmann Desert House' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print ' Kaufmann Desert House ' January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for bus...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Desert House Party 1970 Official Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Desert House Party, 1970 A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial d...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. Very large print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101.6 cm paper size. Estate Stamped...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two 4 One Muscles
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Citie...
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1970s Other Art Style Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building in New York Skyline Out-of-Focus
Located in Miami, FL
In this deliberately out-of-focus 1979 photograph of the New York skyline from Weehawken, Mitchell Funk captures the dynamic urban energy of Mid-Town Manhattan through the expressive...
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1970s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sex Parts and Torsos
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1970s Pop Art Color Photography

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Polaroid

Farrah Fawcett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (pictured). The work is stamped on the verso by the Es...
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1970s Pop Art Color Photography

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Polaroid

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Stare
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later) C-print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity American actress Faye Dunaway take...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess On Deck
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper Size very large 72 x ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole - Italy - Slim Aarons 20th century colour photography
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Beautiful greens of th...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 by Slim Aarons printed 2025 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 72" ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Party' Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. This photograph was...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Produced from the original transparency Certificate...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Hotel De Paris In Monaco
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Hotel De Paris In Monaco - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only The entrance to the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 19...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

'Governing Couple' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Governing Couple' November 1971: Nancy Reagan and her husband film star and Governor of California, Ronald Reagan (later the 40th President of the USA) in Acapulco, Mexico. Pape...
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1970s 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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