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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
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo Riva'
Located in New York, NY
Monte Carlo Riva 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco,...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House
Located in New York, NY
January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann, and no...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
Located in New York, NY
Cranmore Slopes and Trails 1955 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Estate stamped and h...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

40x60 AC DC BACK IN BLACK Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of an AC/DC - Back In Black cassette tape. "They encapsulate an era instantly transporting the viewer to another time." - Destro Printed on Archival Paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Aventure d'une libertine III. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine III, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a personal experience. The mo...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Hotel - Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2000
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Host'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Host 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Guests by the pool at N...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Capri Bay'
Located in New York, NY
Capri Bay 1958 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: 1958: Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri. S...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Cortina d'Ampezzo' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cortina d'Ampezzo 1982 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A rest from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Mar...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Beach'
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Il Pellicano 1980 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Il Pellicano Beach
Located in New York, NY
Il Pellicano Beach, 1973 Chromogenic Lambda print A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 19...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons ' Palm Springs Party'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug
Located in Brighton, GB
Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "B...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Slim Aarons, Villa Borghese Lion
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Villa Borghese Lion, 1970 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A young girl eating an ice ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Blondie (Deborah Harry)
Located in New York, NY
Blondie (Deborah Harry) gelatin silver print 20 x 24 inches
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Speedboat Landing - Speedboat Docking at Pier in Turquoise Oceanic Waters
Located in Brighton, GB
Speedboat Landing - Speedboat Docking at Pier in Turquoise Oceanic Waters by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Spee...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Faraglioni Rocks, Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Faraglioni Rocks, Capri, 1974, Printed Later Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Leisure In Antibes'
Located in New York, NY
Leisure In Antibes 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

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

Massimo Listri 'Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I'
Located in New York, NY
Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I, 2011 C print edition of 5 39.5 x 47 inches Edition of 5 47.5 × 59 inches Edition of 5 71 x 88.75 inches Edition of 5 framing options also avai...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Frida on White Bench - Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo, Painter, Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mid Century 1957 Vintage Corvette, 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

Slim Aarons ''Social Call, Las Brisas'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Char...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Excelsior Gala
Located in New York, NY
A gala at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice, 1957. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mai...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Colourful Crew, 1970 - Holidaymakers Sailing in Bermuda on a Yellow Yacht
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Carnations 10:48AM, Paris
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christmas Swim 1954 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. (photo Slim Aarons) 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Estate S...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boul...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elio Uno and Dos, Diptych. From The Nostalgic Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elio Uno and Dos, Diptych by Ricky Cohete From The Nostalgic Series Archival Pigment Print Overall size: 30 in H x 40 in W. Individual size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Melina Mercouri (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Melina Mercouri 1961 Printed Later. Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 1961: Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1925 - 1994) sitting at a stre...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert Hous)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert House), 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Princess Caroline of Monaco
Located in New York, NY
Princess Caroline of Monaco 1981 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the es...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Skiing At Courchevel
Located in New York, NY
Skiing At Courchevel 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers on the slopes at Courchevel, France, 1963. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cer...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool, 1978 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Carmen Alv...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Harriet at Mougins
Located in London, GB
Harriet At Mougins Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France. 48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Clifftop Pool' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Clifftop Pool' Guests around the clifftop pool at Warren Avis' villa 'La Barranca', Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, January 1971. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estat...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'El Venero' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'El Venero' El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1960s Modern 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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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Hull Repairs in Haiti (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Hull Repairs in Haiti, 1975 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A rest from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1982. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Family Snapper (Babe Paley)'
Located in New York, NY
Family Snapper, 1959 Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition to 150 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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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Nancy Borland (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Nancy Borland 1976 (printed later) Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Mrs. William (Nancy) Borland, daughter of Pebble Beach developer Samuel...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

'Montecatini' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Montecatini' Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Les Sophores, Saint-Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Les Sophores, Saint-Tropez, 1977 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Janine Bril in the garden...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

'Water Babe' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Water Babe' 'Town & Country' writer Meg O'Neil relaxes by the pool on the island of Mustique, in the Grenadines, February 1989. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate St...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Holiday In Mustique' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Holiday In Mustique' Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the island of Mustique in th...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

I Love You to Nantucket and Back
Located in Greenwich, CT
From Debranne Cingari's "Words in the Sky" series, this piece celebrates the playfulness that has long been a signature element of her oeuvre. Cingari combines beautiful landscapes, ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Metal

Slim Aarons 'Portofino Villa'
Located in New York, NY
Portofino Villa 1977 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Guests by the pool at Klaus Pudel's villa, the Casa Montefino, overlooking Portofino harbour, Po...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Produced from the original tr...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

'Pussyfooting' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pussyfooting' Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sips a Pussyfoot - a mixture of Jamaican fruit juices, Jamaica, 1958. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Great Harbour Cay' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Great Harbour Cay' A horseshoe beach on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Bouldereign' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bouldereign' Carl Hovgard's home, Bouldereign in Carefree, Arizona, built around the boulders on a desert site, January 1973. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stam...
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1970s Modern 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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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

'Let's Twirl' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Twirl' Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beverly Hills party held at James Mason's home. Paper Siz...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. (Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

'Villa Vera Acapulco' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
The bar at the Villa Vera Hotel Spa and Racquet Club in Acapulco, January 1968 This was printed later. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authentici...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Antibes' 1976 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing In Antibes' Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper siz...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 36x24 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO DESTRO is an LA based pop artist. and image creator. Printed on museum grade poster paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

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