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Period: 1950s
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

San Diego Home Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. unframed c ty...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paris Culture Vultures 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Culture Vultures from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Giant oversize 152 x 101 cm / 60 x 40 inches paper size Printed 202...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Newport Tennis Week'
Located in New York, NY
Newport Tennis Week 1953 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A view from the umbrella boxes towards the t...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

'C. Z. Guest' Palm Beach SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
Located in London, GB
'C. Z. Guest' by Slim Aarons American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Fl...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

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

Cannes Watersports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. unframed c type print printe...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fashion At Hartnell’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Fashion At Hartnell’s 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A fashion show at the Burton Street salon of British couturier and court dressmaker Norman Hartnell, L...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Adriatic Sailors Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Sailors 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young holidaymakers from Milan enjoy a sail on the Adriatic, 1956 unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957 unfram...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fishing Boats Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952 unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inches - paper s...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cannes Watersports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Afternoon tea round the pool on a cool day at the home of interior decorator James Pendleton in Beverly ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Henley Royal Regatta Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Henley Royal Regatta 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators at the Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames, 1955. unframed c type print printed 2023 ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Couple Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Couple 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks th...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Let’s Twirl Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Let’s Twirl 1954 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beve...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll' 1955 Official Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll' Estate Stamped Edition A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel styl...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Palm Beach Street Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street 1953 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. unframed c type printed 2023 20 x ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bermuda Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Bermuda Beach 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman on a beach in Bermuda, 1957 unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 20" - paper size Limited to 15...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams by the pool in Florida, 1955 unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Family Snapper Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photogra...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marsha Gayle Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Marsha Gayle 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Marsha Gayle (right) and a friend relax on a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling In The Shallows Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In The Shallows 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, circa 1959. unframed c type print pri...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Trip 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inche...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Satin Seduction Ladies Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. unframed...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

La Canzone del Mare Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
La Canzone del Mare 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper s...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C Z And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
C Z And Friends 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with her personalized Ford Model ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

Capri Cruise Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Capri Cruise 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoy an on-deck siesta whilst cruising near Capri, July 1958...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marina Piccola Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Marina Piccola 1954 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 inch...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Sports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Boy Baron Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Boy Baron 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh, ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C. Z. Guest Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Excelsior Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Excelsior 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The beach front of the luxurious Excelsior Hotel on the Venice Lido, 1957. unframed c type print printed...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimmer And Sunbather Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Swimmer And Sunbather 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at Lake Tahoe, 1959. The line ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lord Of All I Survey Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lord Of All I Survey 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Barone...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lady Hamilton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lady Hamilton 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Lady Hamilton rests in the shade of a tree, in the company of a Kenyan tribe. unframed c type print pri...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cannes Cannes Girls Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cannes Cannes Girls 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two bikini-clad holidaymakers posing outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, in the south of France, 1958....
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Model Friend Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Model Friend 1952 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1952: New York model, Jean Adams and friend share a drink on the beach at Acapulco unframed c type print print...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination - he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role in "Giant". After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Paris Café from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Café 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 other size options av...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produced utilising the...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
Located in Austin, TX
Great color capture of Natalie Wood in her younger years posed smiling on a swing. Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully tra...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

"Children Playing" Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Children Playing In Paris from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 12 x 16 inches / 31 x 41 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size op...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing At Cannon Mountain
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A skier sets off on the easy loop at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomis...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print, Color

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

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Color, C Print

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

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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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

Playful Jayne Mansfield
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

"Paris Street Market" from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Street Market from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 20 x 30 inches / 50 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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Paris Flea Market from the Series Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Parisian Flea Market 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...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Having A Topping Time - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Having A Topping Time Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach, 1959. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produced uti...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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