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Modern Color Photography

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Porto Ercole Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Private boats in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper size...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 A diver prepares in the surf, Hawaii by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see exam...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957. unfra...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiers In The Woods 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition (15)
Located in London, GB
Skiers In The Woods 1955 Skiers in the woods at the Stowe Mountain resort, Vermont, USA, 1955. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print u...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snow Plough 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Snow Plough 1955 A lone skier heads down into the valley at the St. Anton ski resort, Austria, 1955. by Toni Frissell 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Archival pigment...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'CZ's House' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'CZ's House' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print circa 1955: Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 - 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian te...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Linda Shaw Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Linda Shaw 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Linda Shaw emerges from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971 unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - pap...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Young Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Young Society 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young matrons of Palm Beach, Florida. Most of them are wearing a gaily coloured Lilly Pulitzer shift, April 19...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dapper Cricketers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inches - p...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gloria Schiff Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Gloria Schiff 1963 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Gloria Schiff, the twin sister of Consuelo Crespi, with her pet dog and pet birds at Lyford Cay in the Bahama...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nirvana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nirvana 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico. Old Acapulco can be seen across the bay. 1972. Original Artwork: A Wond...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 2...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Staying At The Carlton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. unframed c type print printed 202...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dining at Wilmot’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Dining at Wilmot’s 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Accordion music accompanies a meal by the pool at the home of Molly Wilmot in Palm Beach, Florida, April ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition two fashionably attired women stand in the foreground of a snowy landscape with a helicopter on the slopes ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paraglider Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Paraglider 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 unfr...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Chez Holder Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print pri...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Summer In Monaco Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Summer In Monaco 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1957: Film director Howard Hawks (1896 – 1977) and his wife Dee spend a summer day by the pool in Monaco wi...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nelda And Friends 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to l...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Bar Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Bar 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests seen from a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1980 unframed c type ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neo-Classical Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Princess Bianca Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Princess Bianca 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Princess Bianca Hanau-Schaumburg at her Gstaad chalet, 1985. unframed c type...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Roca Lisa Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Roca Lisa 1978 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Fosca, Vera and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain 1978. unframed c type print...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nice Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 by Slim Aarons (printed 2023) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Doug...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Il Canille Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Il Canille 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lee Crawford In Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lee Crawford In Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs. Lee Kinsolving (formerly Lee Crawford) descending the steps into the pool at Albin Holder’s home, ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Phil Richards Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at Phil Richards’ home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print prin...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pagoda Poolhouse Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Pagoda Poolhouse 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Albin and Margo Lykes Holder (right), with friends by the swimming pool at their home in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Behind them is a chinese pagoda poolhouse designed by John Volk...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monte Carlo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Monte Carlo 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - paper s...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montecatini Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Montecatini 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. unframed c type print printed 2023 1...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Pack Trip In Wyoming 1960 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Pack Trip In Wyoming 1960 Holiday makers at a Wyoming dude ranch enjoy a pack trip across a spectacular landscape, USA, 1960. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30 " inches / 101 x 76 cm p...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
Located in New York, NY
Keep Your Cool 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with F...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Fishing Boats - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Fishing Boats - Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Gorgeous print measuring a large 40x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm's. Estate Stam...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Taormina Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. unframed c type print printed 202...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Garden Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Garden Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1970: An elegant garden party in Miami, Florida. unframed c type print numbered in ink on the front Limited...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

San Diego Gulls Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
San Diego Gulls 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Seagulls over a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inch...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel' by Slim Aarons The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. A couple dressed elegantly in all white tennis outfits with rackets in hand, wander past the...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Walking Up Cortina D’Ampezzo' 1962 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Walking Up Cortina D’Ampezzo' 1962 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. (Photo by Slim Aarons) ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Babe Paley
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Babe Paley - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only American socialite Babe Paley (1915 – 1978), the wife of CBS radio executive William...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Saint-Tropez Seafront Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Seafront 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seafront in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, September 1970 unframed c type print printed 202...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jackie K Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Jackie K 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie Onassis) (1929 – 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy at an ‘A...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Holiday In Mustique Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Holiday In Mustique 1982 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

State Line Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
State Line 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Saint Kitts and Nevis Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1984 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Horseback riding at the Rawlins Plantation inn, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies, March 1984. unfra...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'By The Pool In Acapulco' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'By The Pool In Acapulco' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A tanned man surrounded by young women in bikinis by the pool at Warren Avis'...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Saint-Tropez Boucherie 1971 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Boucherie A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Sl...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons - Bermuda View - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
View from the Bermudiana Hotel looking towards Paget, in the foreground the Royal Bermuda Yacht club, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring an large 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s Es...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mid Century Porsche Cabriolet 911, Midnight Modern Architecture Palm Springs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Modern Palm Springs Architecture. White Porsche Cabriolet 911 vintage Car photographed in Palm Desert. Archival Inkjet Print on Cotton Paper. Mid Century Modern Archit...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra f...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

'Lake Tahoe Canoes' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Canoes' by Slim Aarons Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Three young woman are pictured in their red, turquoise and white coloured canoes on ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate edition - Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estat...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain
Located in London, GB
Ice-skating by Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Daily Bread' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Daily Bread' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

'Desert House Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 19...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering 1968
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering - Oversize Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Vil...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

'Conca dei Marini' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Conca dei Marini' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984. Produced from the original transparency Cer...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

"Air Jordan" 50x60 Nike Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Air Jordan" is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet'
Located in New York, NY
Tania Mallet 1960, Printed Later C print 20 x 20 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Caption: Actress Tania Mall...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

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