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Period: 1950s
Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino &Rava, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, 1958. Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 30 x 20 inches $3000 40 x 30 inches $3350 40 x 60 inches $3950 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 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 * From a recent Vogue article on the photography of Slim Aarons: "The iconic Capri is always teeming with a variety of hotels, each more beautiful than the last. A stone's throw from the Villa Malaparte from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Contempt, the Faraglioni cliffs plunging into the turquoise of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the colorful houses that climb the bay. The Hotel Punta Tragara was one of Slim Aarons' favorite spots in Italy." # Vintage Capri...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Time For A Guinness
Located in New York, NY
Caption: April 1959: Gloria Guinness enjoying a swim in her pool at Manalapan, Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity ...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Swimming In The Bahamas 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959...
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Modern 1950s 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caprice On Capri, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Singer and actress Caprice Chantal (right) on the Italian island of Capri. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aa...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

'Pool At Lake Tahoe' Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool At Lake Tahoe 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Ba...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Dior, Odile Wears Pink Cuba Dress, 1954.
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Odile Wears Cuba, 1954. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of model Odile wearing a pink Cuba dress. She is wearing a dress with a puffy skirt...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Yachting in Newport'
Located in New York, NY
Yachting in Newport 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Drena Van Alen aboard Walter Gubelmann's yac...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Seine Scene from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius Giant
Located in London, GB
Seine Scene from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Capri Bay'
Located in New York, NY
Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri, 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Skiing In New Hampshire'
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Re...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Tennis in the Bahamas, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 1957—Two women stand talking to...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Backgammon...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Caribe Hilton Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caribe Hilton Beach 1956 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman reclining in a hammock hung between palm trees on the be...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Skiing in Stowe
Located in New York, NY
Skiing in Stowe, Vermont C print 30 x 30 inches A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Skiing at Sugarbush'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing at Sugarbush 1960 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Beach Backgammon, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aar...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda, Photographic Paper

Acapulco Rocks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architect Arturo Pani and his wife by their swimming pool at home in Acapulco, Mexico. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to o...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing'
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A skier carrying his boots in Cran...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nice Pool, Estate Edition, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of casual elegance and midcentury glamour with Slim Aarons' evocative photograph, "Nice Pool" This image offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the opulent life of Ame...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waitress in Stowe'
Located in New York, NY
Skiing Waitress 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Ski 'bum' Alice Clement, a waitress a...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas ( Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Two women stand talking t...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This mid-1955s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This mid-1955s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This mid-1955s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular a...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular ...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton on Their Wedding Day
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton in car on their wedding day, 1950. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limited Edition Archi...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
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Contemporary 1950s 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Bob Hope Exiting Trailer
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Bob Hope exiting his trailer in 1955. Bob Hope was a British-American stand-up comedianvaudevillianactorsingerdancerathlete and author. Wi...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic coverin...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. The sign on the side of the Beverly Hills Hotel on...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Balenciaga, Orange Coat Side, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga Orange Coat Side. Published in LIFE in 1954, a model poses for buyers from I Magnin in the Salon of Cristobal Balenciaga. THE 24” x 36” SI...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Giclée

Having a Topping Time, Estate Edition (Vintage Poolside, Midcentury Socialite)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Having a Topping Time Slim Aarons Estate Edition Stamped and hand num...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Lake Tahoe Trip, Zephyr Cove, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women canoeing at Zephyr Cove on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, USA, 1959 Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Westin Excelsior, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector wi...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Cat-Shaped Pool, Estate Edition, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Cat-Shaped Pool, a newly available Estate Edition photograph, features a charming swimming pool in the shape of a cat at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, circa 1955. This historic shot of the pool was captured just after the the Fontainebleau's opening in 1954. Visual Description: Guests enjoying the newly opened turquoise cat-shaped pool at the Fontainebleu Hotel, designed by Morris Lapidus. The deck features sunny, graphic yellow and black umbrellas, as well as red, yellow and blue striped umbrellas and loungers. The cat's tail is a vintage wooden diving board, its ears are stairs, and its nose is a slide. Designed by Morris Lapidus. Slim Aarons Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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). Internal: vintage '50s florida, 50's Miami, vintage poolside, vintage swim fashion, vintage slim aarons, Fontainebleau Hotel, vintage Miami beach, Miami architecture, collins avenue The Fontainebleau Miami...
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American Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Ursula Andress, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: Swiss film star Ursula Andress (left) relaxes with artist Novella Parigini in a hammock in Rome. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Au...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Joan Miro in Studio, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955 -- Miro's "in progress" work sits around him. Image size is 16" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A portrait in color of Joan Miro. He sits on a wooden stool in his studio. He is wearing a green long-sleeve shirt with grey pants and grey shoes...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Giclée

Esther Williams in Florida, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American swimmer and actress Esther Williams by the pool with friends in Florida, 1955 Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing'
Located in New York, NY
A skier carrying his boots in Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand number...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing'
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Re...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino, wearing a blue swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava in green. Both wear vintage bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the deep marine blue waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, 1958. Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition 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 * From a recent Vogue article on the photography of Slim Aarons: "The iconic Capri is always teeming with a variety of hotels, each more beautiful than the last. A stone's throw from the Villa Malaparte from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Contempt, the Faraglioni cliffs plunging into the turquoise of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the colorful houses that climb the bay. The Hotel Punta Tragara was one of Slim Aarons' favorite spots in Italy." # Vintage Capri, Vintage dolce vita, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Poolside...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Acapulco Rocks (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Rocks (1950) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A view of a rocky outcrop on the coast at, Acapulco, Mexico, 1950. Additional Information: Unframed Paper...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Holiday In Capri, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino and Bianca Volpato holiday with their friends on Capri, Italy, July 1958. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Capri Bay, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector wil...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Venice Gondolier, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Premium Rates Apply. A gondolier on the Grand Canal in Venice, 1957. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Edna Lewis, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A restaurant in Positano, Italy, 1958. One of the woman is art director Edna Lewis. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Sli...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Holiday In Capri, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino and Bianca Volpato holiday with their friends on Capri, Italy, July 1958. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951. This is an est...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano, 1958. Additional Infor...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sundowners (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Sundowners (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Additional In...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Grand Hotel Excelsior, Venice' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Slim Aarons Grand Hotel Excelsior, Venice Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 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 * From a recent Vogue article on the photography of Slim Aarons: "Located on the Venice Lido, between the Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, the Grand Hotel Excelsior plunges guests into a typically Venetian atmosphere. After mooring on the island, the Virginia creeper-lined palace combines rooms with beautiful views, a pool, and a private beach." # Vintage Venice Lido, Vintage Grand Hotels, Vintage Boating, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Sport Photography, Coastal, Vintage Fifties...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

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