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Period: 1950s
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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, 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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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 Large oversize 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Royal Winner Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Royal Winner 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Prince Philip, captain of the Windsor Park Team, with the Windsor Cup after his team beat India during th...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling In Malta Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Malta 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. unfr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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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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Color, Archival Pigment

South Africa Swimming Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
South Africa Swimming Pool 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A luxury house in South Africa with stairs leading to the swimming pool in the garden, 1958. unf...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chantilly Racecourse (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Chantilly Racecourse (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chantilly Racecourse in France, 1956. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 30x30'' Printed La...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons - Family Snapper 1959 - 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. 40 x 40”...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage capture of Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long getting gas in a classic car. Mamie Van Doren is an American actressmodelsingerand sex symbol. She is perhaps best remembered fo...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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

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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Joan Collins, Pink Accessory'
Located in New York, NY
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of 'How to Marry a Millionaire' In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in se...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Menton (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Menton (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A shop selling beach paraphernalia in Menton, in southeastern France, 1957. Additional Information: Unfr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Cafe Terrace In Nice (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, 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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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

'La Canzone Del Mare' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'La Canzone Del Mare' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) C Print Produced from the...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Holiday In The Bahamas
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Scuba diving in the Bahamas, 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C Type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 24 x 20" inches / ca 60.9 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords Bahamas Caribbean sea family time love father and daughter siblings emerald green dark blue blue seaside snorkelling scuba diving water...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Paris Window Shopping from Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Window Shopping 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 Arc...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Paris Posters from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Posters 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 pi...
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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 'New England Skiing' 1955 Official Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing' Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955 (Photo by Slim Aarons, printed later) This photograph epitom...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print, Color

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

Slim Aarons Official 'Palm Beach Idyll' 1955 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

Nice Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Nice Pool, 1955 Archival pigment print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. American writer C.Z. Guest (M...
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American Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly: Classic Portrait of Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant full-length studio portrait features the "Princess of Grace", Grace Kelly. This image captures the star in a tulle skirt, sitting on steps inside of a photo studio. G...
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Contemporary 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego. This is an estate stamp...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London S...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Westin Excelsior (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Westin Excelsior (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, 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

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershor...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Additional Informati...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) TV and film actress Eva Gabor takes a coffee in an unfinished bedroom in Bay Ro...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Seagulls over a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unframed...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink b...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Julie London (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Julie London (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marsha Gayle (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Marsha Gayle (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marsha Gayle of Paris enjoys a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, Andros, Bah...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Pap...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) 1953 On the left film star Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) talks with Mrs Grover Magnin (centre) ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The Hotel Pfefferkorn and Hotel Tannbergerhof ...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'The Marlboroughs' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Marlboroughs' 1957 by Slim Aarons 1957: John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on a bench in the grounds of Bl...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

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...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Jamaica Relaxation 1965 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Jamaica Relaxation 1965 A group of friends sit on a sandy beach in front of a Jamaican house. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unfr...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Katharine Hepburn
Located in London, GB
Katharine Hepburn American film star Katharine Hepburn driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Slim Aaron...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Grand Day Out' Slim Aarons (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Grand Day Out (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) Art collector Chester Dale (1883 – 1962) with Charles Prescott Berdell and their wives in Palm Bea...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons - Family Snapper 1959 - Official Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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C Print

Sunbathing In Venice, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sunbatheing, wearing a novelty straw sun hat with built-in sunglasses, Venice. Th...
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Realist 1950s Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Excelsior
Located in London, GB
Hotel Excelsior The beach front of the luxurious Excelsior Hotel on the Venice Lido, 1957. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produced ut...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pon...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unfram...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state l...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poolside Reflections (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Poolside Reflections (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Holiday makers relaxing by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hote...
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Modern 1950s Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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