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Period: Mid-20th Century
Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Swimmer and Sunbather (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at Lake Tahoe, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbered ed...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the fir...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Penthouse Pool 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Col...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leisure And Fashion 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Leisure And Fashion 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman watching a poolside fashion show at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper si...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

On The Beach In Bermuda 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
On The Beach In Bermuda 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sunbathing and swimming at a beach in Bermuda, June 1967. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Civilised Snooze 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Civilised Snooze 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Photographer Slim Aarons slouches in a chair with the Acropolis and its surroundings as a backdrop 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm p...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Connelly And Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Connelly And Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Cee Zee Guest (1920 – 2003, left) with Joanne Connelly in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. 20 x 20" inches /...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cortina D’Ampezzo 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962 60 x 60" inches / 152 x 152 cm paper size ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beach Hut In Antibes 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beach Hut In Antibes 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a beach hut at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Equestrian Entrance 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Equestrian Entrance 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size E...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

New York Picnic 1952 - Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York Picnic 1952 - Slim Aarons A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline. 1952 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monocled Miss (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. S...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Perfect Wave
Located in New York, NY
The perfect wave picture is a mystery… also a dream… I saw a photo in a magazine as a very very small child when in dreamed of surfing someday… it stayed with me for years… Then years later I located a copy of an antique Life Magazine...
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Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Gordon Butler's Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Bahamas Speed Week at the O...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons, Natale Rusconi in Venice
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Natale Rusconi in Venice 1978 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Natale Rusconi riding a Hotel Ciprian...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

'Acapulco Villa' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Acapulco Villa' Las Brisas, the home of Eustaquio Escandon in Acapulco, January 1968. From 'A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons' Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stam...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bermuda View 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bermuda View 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped View from the Bermudiana Hotel looking towards Paget, in the foreground the Royal Bermuda Yacht club, 1957 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Henley Regatta 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Henley Regatta 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Free mooring at the Angel Hotel at Henley-on-Thames on the River Thames, during the Henley Regatta, 1955. 16 x 20" inches / 51 x 51...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sundowners 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sundowners 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez 20 x 24...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cabot Family 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cabot Family 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs Henry Cabot Jnr with her children (left to right) Henry Bromfield Cabot III, Camilla Foote Cabot and Andrew Hull Cabot, sitting on...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marisa Berenson 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Marisa Berenson 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actress Marisa Berenson sunbathing in Capri, 1968 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside In Kenya 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Kenya 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. 30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bermuda Street Scene 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bermuda Street Scene 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bicycles, motorcycles, and cars on a street in Bermuda, June 1967. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'
Located in New York, NY
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbere...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'The Fullers'
Located in New York, NY
May 1970: Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190SL Estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido, Italy, 1957 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate S...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C.Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C.Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Vil...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C Z And Friends 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C Z And Friends 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with her personalized Ford Model T tourer, in the compan...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freeport Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Freeport Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A beach in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Party At The Playboy Mansion' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Party At The Playboy Mansion' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Poolside Promenade 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Promenade 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A fashion show at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, 1961 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collec...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. 40 x 60" inches / 101 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dimitris Kritsas 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dimitris Kritsas 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Dimitris Kritsas, a fashionable young couturier, poses among the gleaming Doric columns of the temple to Poseidon at Sounion, circ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Deck Dwellers 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Deck Dwellers 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped General view looking down on sunbathers on the deck of the yacht ‘Traveler II’, off the coast of Exuma in the Bahamas, April 1967. 3...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C. Z. Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite C.Z. Guest (Mrs Winston F.C. Guest) (1920 – 2003) with a large Great Dane dog, at her Grecian te...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monocled Miss (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. S...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Cushing Home 1966 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cushing Home 1966 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Members of the Cushing family outside their home, ‘The Ledges’ in Newport, June 1966. 10 x 10" inches / 25 x 25 cm paper size Estat...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Curling At St. Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Curling At St. Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Connelly And Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Connelly And Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Cee Zee Guest (1920 – 2003, left) with Joanne Connelly in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. 30 x 30" inches /...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vail Skiers 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Vail Skiers 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers in Vail, Colorado, March 1964 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach'
Located in New York, NY
El Dorado Beach 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity El Dorado Beach on the south side...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Katharine Hepburn, Montego Bay' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Katharine Hepburn Drivi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, on a lilo in a swimming pool decorated for Christmas, Hollywood, 1954. The Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance. Estate stamped...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the covered arcade is on the northern side of ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet' 1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four-poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Masterson in ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Skiers at Verbier (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiers at Verbier, 1964 Archival pigment print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Skiers relax in deckchairs on th...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling In The Shallows, Malta, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped and h...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

A Nice Spot For Lunch, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group enjoying a picnic at a rocky coastline in Bermuda. This is an estate stamped and ...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Easter Parade' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
A crowd is gathered outside the Bonwit Teller department store on Worth Avenue while a band plays opposite during the Palm Beach Easter Parade, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Palm Beac...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

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 Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'North Conway Sleigh
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons North Conway Sleigh 1955 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity 1955, An open sleigh taking skiers to Cran...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

New York Picnic, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Premium Rates Apply. A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Lounging In Bermuda
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Lounging In Bermuda, 1969 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Jill Council relaxes with a drink by a swimming pool in B...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, 'French Bath' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Les Sophores 1977. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Janine Bril in the garden of Les Sophores, her v...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

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