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Color Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
James Dean in Restroom
Located in Austin, TX
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the restroom. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of te...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Paris Night from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius Giant
Located in London, GB
Paris Colour 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 siz...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print - Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in London, GB
"Beverly Hills Hotel" by Slim Aarons Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Slim Aarons (born George Allen Aar...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

C.Z. And Guest (1955) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
C.Z. And Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) poses with Joanne Connolly (right) ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Paris Flower Market from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Flower Market from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 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

A Junk In Hong Kong Harbour 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Junk In Hong Kong Harbour 1959 A traditional junk in Hong Kong harbour, 1959. by Toni Frissell 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (fram...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A Dalmatian dog lies at the feet of Mr and Mrs John M Seabrook as they pose...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Chantilly Racecourse Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Chantilly Racecourse 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Chantilly Racecourse in France, 1956. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inches - paper size L...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Greece in 1957 - Athens
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

Greece in 1957 - Ägina
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

Seine Scene from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Seine Scene from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 30 x 40 inches/ 76 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size options availabl...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

El Dorado Beach (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
El Dorado Beach (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) El Dorado Beach on the south side of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, circa 1959. Additional ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Coco Chanel and Jeanne Moreau, Color, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Color Portrait of Coco Chanel and Jeanne Moreau, 1957 -- Chanel visits with Jeanne Moreau, the famous French film actress. This color image is a rare addition to the black and white ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Giclée

Acapulco Beach Scene 1954 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Beach Scene 1954 by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golf In Hong Kong 1959 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Golf In Hong Kong 1959 A group play golf on a coastl golf course, Hong Kong, 1959. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (fr...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll' 1955 Official Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Palm Beach Idyll' A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Paper size 48 x 48 inches / 122 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sli...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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

Slim Aarons 'Mara Lane at the Sands' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldw...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Taking The Plunge Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Taking The plunge 1962 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Isla...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing Beauty 1969 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Skiing Beauty Suzy Chaffee 1969 by Toni Frissell Suzy Chaffee at Vail, Colorado in one of her own designed ski suits. Suzanne Stevia Chaffee (born November 29, 1946) is a former ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

CZ’s Dogs Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
CZ’s Dogs 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) with her dogs in front of the Grecian temple pool on her o...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Venice Gondolas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Venice Gondolas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Mag...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Hotel Sports - Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 150 only). 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. France (Photo by Slim Aarons) 6...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Sunbathing On Capri 1974 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Andros Island (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Sunbathers by a swimming pool at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, August 1974. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x20'' Printed Later Limited Estate Stamped NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 12 x 12'' 16 x 16'' 20 x 20'' 30 x 30'' 40 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Slim Aarons (American, October 29, 1916–May 29, 2006) was a photographer well-known for his portraits of the rich and famous. Born George Allen Aarons, he spent his youth in New Hampshire and New York before joining the army during World War II, where his photography career began. Working throughout his career with magazines like Life, Holiday, and Town & Country gave Aarons the chance to document the jet-set lifestyle of Hollywood stars, American and European socialites, and other celebrated figures. His approach was simple; using no make-up artists or artificial lights, he let the natural opulence of his subjects and their surroundings illuminate his lens. Typical scenes from Aaron’s photography take place in the sun, and in front of a pool surrounded by bathing beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe: "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, & Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire". How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Paris Colour Scene from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Colour Scene from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Printed 2023 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

NEW Slim Aarons 'Hobe Sound Bubble Houses' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Two women sitting outside the 'Bubble House' belonging to Joseph Reed on Southeast Venus Street, Hobe Sound, Martin County, Florida, circa 1955. The two Eliot Noyes designed houses w...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Water Skiing 1956 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Water Skiing 1956 A waterskier begins a deep-water start, 1956. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available s...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Gaudi Cathedral Barcelona, Spain, Color Photography of Young Girl, Swing
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn's The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Swing, 1959, is a color photograph, 22” x 17”, an archival pigment print signed in pencil on verso (back of photograph) by the estate wit...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Apres Ski Time 1951 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski Time 1951 Skiers on the terrace of an resaurant, Klosters, Switzerland, 1951. by Toni Frissell 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Julie London Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Julie London 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1957 unframed c type print pri...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
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1950s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
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1950s American Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Marsha Gayle, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marsha Gayle (in red stripes) and a friend relax on a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, An...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. Additional Information: ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s
Located in Austin, TX
This artistically recolored group portrait features some of the greatest stars of the 1920s and 30s all standing together and chatting. From left to right: Bela Lugosi...
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1930s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Golf At The Mill Reef Club 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Golf At The Mill Reef Club 1959 Golfers at the Mill Reef Club in Antigua, by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76" cm paper size Archival pigme...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Newport Rhode Island Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
An aerial view of Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1965. Large oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 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

Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful color image features Marilyn Monroe in her starring role for "Seven Year Itch". The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a 1952 three-ac...
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Easter Parade' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
A crowd is gathered outside the Bonwit Teller department store on Worth Avenue while a band plays opposite during the Palm Beach Easter Parade, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Palm Beac...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Adele Collins for Vogue Limited Norman Parkinson Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Adele Collins, British Vogue 1959 by Norman Parkinson Archival pigment Print, stamped and authenticated by the Norman Parkinson Archive. Parkinson’s homage to a painting by Dutch a...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Stamped Edition - Mara Lane Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume, 1954. 40 x 40" inches / 101 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Boys In Paris from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Boys In Paris from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 30 x 40 inches/ 76 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size options avail...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Friendly Paris Policeman Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Friendly Paris Policeman from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 20 x 16 inches / 51 x 31 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size opt...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Girl in East Prussia, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A girl at Samland in East Prussia hanging up flatfishes fro drying, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on ...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Christmas Traffic (1953) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Christmas Traffic (1953) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Red and white automobile lights on Park Avenue, New York at Christmas time. The rear and headlights at nigh...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Jim Kimberly, California, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jim Kimberly and Kim Wadsworth at the Beverly Hills Hotel, California. This is an estate ...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

' Blonde Bombshell ' - Jean Harlow 1933
Located in London, GB
DINNER AT EIGHT, Jean Harlow, 1933/ Everett Collection. stunning and vivid photograph of the first sex symbol, Jean Harlow. 12x16 inches Archival Pigment...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Christmas Traffic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Christmas Traffic 1953 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Red and white automobile lights on Park Avenue, New York at Christmas time. The rear and headlights at nig...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Street Scene In Montmartre from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 Giant size
Located in London, GB
'Street Scene In Montmartre' from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Crowds on the street, Rue Norvins, Montmartre, Paris. From the series Paris in Colour, 1956–...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunshades and sun loungers by the swimming pool at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Hotel Sports - Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 150 only). 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. France (Photo by Slim Aarons) 6...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Jim Kimberly, California, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jim Kimberly and Kim Wadsworth at the Beverly Hills Hotel, California. This is an estate ...
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1950s Realist Color Photography

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Lambda

Alice Topping Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Alice Topping 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 2...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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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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