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Period: Mid-20th Century
Pop And Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society, 1968. 1968: From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt f...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Massimo Family, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960, Prince and Princess Massimo with five of their six children in their residence, Palazzo Massimo all Colonne, Rome, Italy. Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Cortina dAmpezzo 1962 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Cortina dAmpezzo Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size Estate...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Nice Spot For Lunch - Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'A Nice Spot For Lunch' A group enjoy a picnic at a rocky coastline in Bermuda, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring a Large 40 x 40" inches / ca 1...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

'Wendy Vanderbilt' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Wendy Vanderbilt' American socialite Wendy Vanderbilt at home in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Nicholsons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Nicholsons Cafe Nicholson in New York, 1959 (Photo by Slim Aarons). Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collec...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lady Hamilton 1955
Located in London, GB
Lady Hamilton Lady Hamilton rests in the shade of a tree, in the company of a Kenyan tribe. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm Estate Stamped ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Norman Parkinson 'Angele Delanghe and Mattli dresses for Vogue, October 1948'
Located in New York, NY
Orange star-dotted net dress from Fortnum & Mason by Angele Delanghe and a teal blue off-the-shoulder strapless dress by Mattli. British Vogue, October 1948 Angele Delanghe and Matt...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Shoppers' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Shoppers outside the Lilly Pulitzer boutique on Via Mizner, Palm Beach, Florida, 1968 Slim Aarons Palm Beach Shoppers 1968 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Tennis In The Bahamas - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking. Gorge...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll'
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Idyll 1955 C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A couple sunbath by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 19...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Relaxing At Lake Tahoe 1959 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. 20x20” / 51 x 51 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Nancy Talbert And Lefty Flynn'
Located in New York, NY
Nancy Talbert And Lefty Flynn 1953 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Nancy Talbert, with former America...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' 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 first king of modern Greece, Decem...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Zermatt Skiing, Estate Edition, apres-ski in Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, print...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Palm Beach Street 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Welles In Biarritz' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Welles In Biarritz' American actor and film maker Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) at a cafe in Biarritz, September 1960. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Colle...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frida Kahlo with Magenta Rebozo - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo with Magenta Rebozo, New York is a limited edition color portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image depicts the woman artist leaning against a wall, with ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surfing Brothers, Newport, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. Their father introduced the sport to the club in the 1930's. Slim...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Christmas Swim 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Christmas Swim Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two chi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Carlton Hotel 1958 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Carlton Hotel The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printe...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Faithful Couple: Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull at Leixlip Castle, Estate Ed.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons's iconic and unusual photograph of 60's rock and roll legends, captured in a moment of casual glamour. 1968: Singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed portrait of a woman in 18th century silk dress at Leixlip Castle, Ireland, the home of Desmond Guinness. The sofa is a deep burgundy red, and the background features a richly patterned and gilded wallpaper...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Checkered Flag 1963 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Checkered Flag The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. Paper size 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Estate Sta...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Carlton Hotel 1958
Located in London, GB
Carlton Hotel The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'An Anxious Wait' 1951 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'An Anxious Wait' 1951 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Premium Rates Apply. 2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West 52nd Street, New York. On her left is her fellow nominee and the eventual winner, Judy...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Black and White

'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Swim' Premium Rates Apply. Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, C...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Ocean Club 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club, 1968 Versailles Gardens at the Ocean Club, Nassau with terraced steps leading from a swimming pool to a 14th century French cloisters. 30x40” ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain. 20x30” / 51 x 76 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunset By The Pool 1962 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sunset By The Pool 1962 People watch the sunset over the ocean while standing by a swimming pool, 1962 by Toni Frissell Giant 60 x 40" inches / 151 x 101 cm paper size Archival...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Verbier View 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Verbier View Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. 20x20” / 51 x 51 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Snow Round the Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964. Slim Aarons Snow Round The Pool Giclee Print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Other sizes available from Undercurrent Projects: 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 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. 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 * Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Vail Photograph, 1960s Photography, Vintage Colorado...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

"Little Red Rooster" Keith Richards on Stage, Copenhagen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
31.5 x 31.5 cm (80 x 80 cm) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 12 Price does not include tax.
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Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Cannes Girls' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Ice Bar
Located in New York, NY
Sugarbush Ice Bar 1969 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 An outdoor bar at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, March 1969. Estate stamped and hand numbered editio...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Fan Mail 1952 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail, 1952. Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released, B...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing At Cannon Mountain
Located in London, GB
A skier sets off on the easy loop at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring a huge Oversize 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamp...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Peace And Plenty
Located in London, GB
People by the pool at Club Peace And Plenty, Georgetown on the island of Great Exuma, Bahamas, April 1967. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Beach Society 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Society, 1968 Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his white sports car on the shores of Lake Worth, Florida, April 1968. 30x40” / 76x101 cm ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Verbier Vacation 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Verbier Vacation Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964. 20x20” / 51 x 51 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cadet
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 25) 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. A stylistic precursor of such artists as Pierre et Gilles...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Paper size 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

All Mine, Lake Worth, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Wort...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

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

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Satin Seduction 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction Film star Diana Dors in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. Paper size 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collecti...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Skiing Waiters 1960 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

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 Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Capote At Home 1958 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. 1958. 12 x 12” / 30 x 30 cm paper siz...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Civilized Snooze, Self Portrait in Athens
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait on Holiday in Athens, Greece, 1955 C-print 20 x 16 inches Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attr...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Limited to 150 only Two women recline on improvised sun-beds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955 (Photo by...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Yachting Trip 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. 20x30” / 51 x 76 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snowmass Gathering 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering, 1968 20x24” / 51 x 60 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'C. Z. Guest' Palm Beach SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
Located in London, GB
'C. Z. Guest' 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, Florida, 1955. ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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 Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Bettina Graziani - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 – 2015) adjusting the sail of a boat, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Gor...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mara Lane At The Sands 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane At The Sands Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. 40x40” / 101 x 101 cm - pape...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - At Lyford Cay - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
At Lyford Cay Guests sunbathing by the pool at the Lyford Cay Club in the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962. The bui...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Stamped Edition - Pool At Lake Tahoe
Located in London, GB
Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Fashionable bathers relax underneath parasols and on sun loungers beside the swimming pool, overlooking Lake Tahoe o...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Melina Mercouri in Athens (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Melina Mercouri 1961 (printed later) Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Actress Melina Mercouri ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

Esther Williams, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a F...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

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Lambda

All Mine, Lake Worth, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Wort...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

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