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Period: 1950s
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 Slim Aarons Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 Slim Aarons Estate Print Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Paper siz...
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1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Water Skiing 1956 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Water Skiing 1956 A waterskier contemplates the water by Toni Frissell 48 x 72 “ / 121 x 182 cm - paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - pl...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Esther Williams, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a F...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Esther Williams, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a F...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Lake Tahoe Trip, Estate Edition Photograph, Red, Green, White Canoes Zephyr Cove
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, straddling the border of California and Nevada. Three young woman are pictured in their red, turquoise and white canoes in the sunshine. Zephyr Cove. Lake Tahoe Canoes / Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later 40 x 40 inches Framing options available 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 the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, straddling the border of California and Nevada. It’s known for its beaches and ski resorts. On the southwest shore, Emerald Bay State Park contains the 1929 Nordic-style mansion Vikingsholm. Along the lake’s northeast side, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park includes Sand Harbor Beach and Spooner Lake, a gateway to the long-distance Tahoe Rim Trail. Internal Vintage Canoeing, Vintage Sport, Midcentury Modern, Vintage Lake Tahoe, Vintage Glamour, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Zephyr Cove, American Realist, Vintage Sport, Midcentury sport, Midcentury Glamour, California Nevada State Line, Midcentury Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Trip, Vintage Watersports...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Marilyn Monroe, "Bed"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 3/20, estate-stamped. Includes black frame. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on ...
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1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Riviera Crowd' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Riviera Crowd' Holidaymakers enjoying lunch by a pool on the French Riviera, 1957. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress - Estate Stamped Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. ( Gorgeous print measuring a large 40 x 40" inches / ca 10...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Leisure and Fashion, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman watching a poolside fashion show at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Slim Aarons Leisure and Fashion Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aa...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Nice Pool 1955 Slim Aarons 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 ocea...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Katharine Hepburn - estate stamped
Located in London, GB
American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1953. This gorgeo...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Beach In Capri 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Beach In Capri 1959 by Toni Frissell A beach scene on the island of Capri, Italy, 1959. (Toni Frissell) 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Lady Hamilton' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Lady Hamilton' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Lady Hamilton rests in the shade of a tree, in the company of a Kenyan tribe. (Photo b...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Julie London (Aarons Estate Print)
Located in New York, NY
1957: Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Christmas Swim 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Christmas Swim Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two chi...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
' Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the cov...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

'C.Z. Guest With Her Great Dane' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'C.Z. Guest With Her Great Dane' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d'Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983. Produced from t...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color

Capri Fashion 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Fashion 1959 Summer swimwear fashions in Capri, Italy, 1959 by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marina Piccola 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Pool In Capri 1959 Bathers at a beachside swimming pool, Capri, Italy, 1959. Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy. by Toni Frissell 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 c...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Beachside Meal In Capri 1959 Oversize 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 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigmen...
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Modern 1950s 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Stowe Ski Slope 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Stowe Ski Slope 1955 Cars parked at the foot of a ski slope at the Stowe Mountain resort, Vermont, USA, 1955. by Toni Frissell Very large 60 x 40" inche...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Group Of Skiers On The Piste 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Group Of Skiers On The Piste 1955 A group of skiers on the piste at the St. Anton ski resort, Austria, 1955 by Toni Frissell 12x16 inches / 30x 41 cm paper size Archival pigm...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ski Lift 1951 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Ski Lift 1951 People gathered at a mountain top cable car station, Klosters, Switzerland, 1951. by Toni Frissell 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the covered arcade is on the northern side of the Pia...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 A diver prepares in the surf, Hawaii, 1957. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available se...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Four 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Four 1959 A group of golfers and caddies prepare for a shot, Hong Kong, 1959. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beachside At The Mill Reef 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Beachside At The Mill Reef 1959 Visitors enjoy the sea and sun at the Mill Reef Club, Antigua, 1959. by Toni Frissell 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 60 cm paper size Archival pigment p...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Apres Ski Time 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski Time 1959 A couple enjoy an après-ski fondue with the Matterhorn in the background, 1959. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Classic retro skiwear, the Stowe Mountain resort, Vermont, USA, 1955. by Toni Frissell 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper s...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

St. Anton In Winter 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
St. Anton In Winter 1955 Mountains tower over the St. Anton ski resort in Austria, 1955. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframe...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 A woman looking out from a traditonal building, Hawaii, 1957 by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (fra...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Walk In The Snow 1951 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Walk In The Snow 1951 Skiers walk through Klosters in the early morning, Switzerland, 1951. by Toni Frissell 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Archival pigment print un...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Red Riding Hood 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Red Riding Hood 1959 A woman dressed in a hooded red cape walks through a ski resort in winter, 1959. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Girl In A Hat 1951 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl In A Hat 1951 Fashion shoot featuring sun hats, 1951. by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see exa...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sports Car Couple 1955 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. Circa 1955. Paper size 50 ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Girl In Red Lipstick 1951 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl In Red Lipstick 1951 Fashion shoot, 1951. by Toni Frissell 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Gathering Light 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Gathering Light 1955 A street scene in the ski resort of St. Anton in Austria, 1955 by Toni Frissell 48 x 72" inches / 121 x 182 cm paper size Archival pigment print unfram...
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Modern 1950s 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tucking In 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Tucking In 1954 A couple enjoy an alfresco meal, Klosters, Switzerland, 1954. by Toni Frissell 60 x 60" inches / 152 x 152 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framin...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fan Mail 1952 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail, 1952. 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, B...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mara Lane At The Sands 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane At The Sands Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. 40x40” / 101 x 101 cm - pape...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Pool Party' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests lounge by the pool at a party in Palm Beach, Florida, 1951. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Pool Party 1951 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cer...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Pink Accessory, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle. Slim Aarons Pink Accessory, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Teeing Off 1959 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Teeing Off 1959 A golfer prepares to tee off on a coastal course, 1959. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76" cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing ava...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mountain Top 1951 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mountain Top 1951 A skier checks their skis at a mountain top terrace, Klosters, Switzerland, by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76" cm paper size Archival pigment print u...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mountain Top 1951 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mountain Top 1951 Skiers at the top of a run, Klosters, 1951 by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76" cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see e...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimmers In Capri 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Swimmers In Capri 1959 Swimmers and boaters enjoy the waters of Capri, Italy, 1959. by Toni Frissell 48 x 72" inches / 121 x 182 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Stamped Edition - Pool At Lake Tahoe
Located in London, GB
Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Fashionable bathers relax underneath parasols and on sun loungers beside the swimming pool, overlooking Lake Tahoe o...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Painted Facade 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Painted Facade 1955 Lüftlmalerei a traditional form of mural art at the ski resort of St. Anton, Austria, 1955. by Toni Frissell 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Arch...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

An Alpine Scene In Winter 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
An Alpine Scene In Winter 1955 The St. Anton ski resort, Austria, 1955. by Toni Frissell 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing availab...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Canoeing In Capri 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Canoeing In Capri 1959 Canoeists set out from a beach in Capri, Italy, 1959 by Toni Frissell 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing a...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Boat In Nassau 1960 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Boat In Nassau 1960 by Toni Frissell A single boat drifts across the sea at the Lyford Club, Nassau, the Bahamas, 1960. (Toni Frissell) 12x16 inches / 30x 41 cm paper size Arc...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Satin Seduction 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 c...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing' 1955 Official Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955 Paper size 20 x 20 inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official 'Palm Beach Idyll' 1955 Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Palm Beach Idyll' A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 A couple in beachwear, Hawaii, 1957. by Toni Frissell 48 x 72" inches / 121 x 182 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see ex...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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