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Period: 1950s
531 – René Groebli, Black and White, Nude, Photography, Body, Woman, Erotic, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 531, 1952 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Sheet 19.5 x 28.2 cm (7 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.) Unique Framed Signed an...
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Post-War 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Dolores Guinness, Sardinia
Located in New York, NY
Penthouse Pool, 1959 C print 20 x 16 inches Estate edition of 150 Dolores Guinness, 1965: Catching the sun's last rays in Costa Smerelda, Sardinia. ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches, 1951 C print 20 x 16 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso British fashion model Wenda Parkinson and ostriches, fashion by...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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C Print

Tuscany, Italy, 1956/Printed Later
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in ink on recto; signed, titled & dated in pencil on verso Image 13-3/4" x 9-1/4", Paper 16" x 12", Matted 20" x 16"
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cannes Cannes Girls, France, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two bikini-clad holidaymakers posing outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, in the south of ...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Beverly Hills Party (1952) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Party (1952) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests at a party given by Mrs Gary Cooper (actress Veronica Cooper, aka Sandra Shaw) in Beverly Hills, C...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Wapping Group of Artists by the Thames - Mid 20th Century Oil by Donald Blake
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Wapping Group of Artists by the Thames - Mid 20th Century Oil by Donald Blake Frederick Donald Blake Born in Greenock, Scotland in 1908 and died in 1997. Blake's family moved to Lon...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Photography

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Canvas, Oil

Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Spanish artist Salvador Dali enjoys a cup of coffee on the terrace of the Ritz Hotel, Madri...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Buddhist Grave Markers and Rainbow, Maui, Hawaii
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with BMFA 11 stamp, title and date in ink on the back of the mount. An inventory number in pencil on the back ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Westin Excelsior 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Acapulco Rocks 1950 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Rocks 1950 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A view of a rocky outcrop on the coast at, Acapulco, Mexico, 1950. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Snorkelling' 1954 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snorkelling' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print 1954: Two young women going snorkeling. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Lat...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Color

Phil Hill, Ferrari. 1561F2, Nurburgring, Germany
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. "Soon-to-be World Champion Phil Hill is in his first Grand Prix drive for Ferrari. The car is a single seater Formula Two machine, and he is seen rushing downhill through the infamous "Fuchsröhre" section of the Ring. The image is unusual for several reasons: it was taken with a Rolleiflex camera...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Young holidaymakers from Milan enjoy a sail on the Adriatic, 1956. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Patsy Pulitzer' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Patsy Pulitzer' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) relaxing by a pool in Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre base...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Pulitzer On The Beach' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pulitzer On The Beach' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Slim Aarons silver gel...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Ladies' A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. 30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Editio...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France, 1957. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocra...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Menilmontant (Devant chez Mestre)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ménilmontant [Devant Chez Mestre], 1957/Printed Later Titled & dated in pencil with the photographer's stamp on verso; Signed in ink on recto Gelatin silver print Image 12-1/2" x 10-...
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Irish Dancehall, The Bronx, 1954 (printed 2006)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in ink on recto; Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso Image: 7-3/4 x 12"; Paper: 10-3/4 x 13-3/4"; Mat 16 x 20"
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in the background. Slim Aarons Christmas Swim...
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American Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Westin Excelsior 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Class A Steam Locomotive: The Second Set of Drivers" Walker Evans, Train Photo
Located in New York, NY
Walker Evans Class A Steam Locomotive: The Second Set of Drivers, 1958 Inscribed "For Calvert from Walker" lower right Gelatin silver print 10 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance The artist ...
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American Realist 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Acapulco Scene 1954 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Scene 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available please enquire)...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in New Hampshire, 1955 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. 10 x 10" inches / 25 x 25 cm paper s...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West 52nd Street, New York. O...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pink Accessory 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle, circa 1955. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A boy and two girls lifting a sailing dinghy off its trailer, San Diego, California, October 1956. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm pap...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh with his pony...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a Florida swimming pool. 40 x 40" inches / 102...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. 48 x 48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped ...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell Local fisherman bring in their nets on the beach in Montego Bay. 1948 Large 40 x 40"...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn During the Filming of ‘Sabrina’, New York
Located in London, GB
Estate stamped on reverse Silver gelatin print Accompanied by Magnum Photos COA Available in three sizes: Paper size: 14 x 11 inches Paper size: 20 x 16 inches Paper size: 24 x 20 inches Dennis Stock captured a defining image of Californian counterculture in the 1960s. Taken at the Venice Beach Rock Festival...
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
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American Realist 1950s Photography

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

Marilyn Monroe, "Beverly Glen Party"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 20, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Ma...
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1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Beverly Hills Hotel Slide Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Slim Aarons 1957, printed later C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp detail, contin...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Rome, Italy, St. Peter's Square, Snow at the Vatican 1950s, Edition of 6
Located in New york, NY
St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white documentary photograph of two figures (priests) on a snowy afternoon dressed in black in contrast to the f...
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Contemporary 1950s Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Jamaica Boat 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Jamaica Sailing by Toni Frissell Local sailboats on the turquoise waters of the sea in Jamaica. 1948 Large 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unfra...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimmer and Sunbather, Tahoe, Estate Edition. Vintage 50s California Nevada line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The Cal Neva resort and casino straddles the border between Nevada and California and the line on the bottom of the pool marks the state boundary. It was owned by Frank Sinatra from 1960 to 1968. Slim Aarons Swimmer and Sunbather Cal Neva Lodge, Lake Tahoe Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 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. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed 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 Sport, Midcentury Modern, Vintage Lake Tahoe, Vintage Glamour, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Cal Neva Lodge, American Realist, Midcentury sport, Midcentury Glamour, California Nevada State Line, Midcentury Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Trip, Vintage Watersports...
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American Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

BILL SEAY Vintage 1950s Physique Beefcake Photo Set (10) of Model BERNIE ERNST
Located in Glenford, NY
Series of 10 Vintage 1950s Gelatin Silver photographs by physique photographer BILL SEAY of Venice, California. The male physique model BERNIE ERNST. BERNIE ERNST was a young medic...
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Post-War 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy dress at 'Villa Rolli"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped, posthumous print. Includes black frame. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1...
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1950s Photography

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C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Montgomery Clift in New York, 1952'
Located in New York, NY
American actor Montgomery Clift photographed in New York for British Vogue, November 1952. Montgomery Clift in New York, 1952 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered editio...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Woman at The Bar, Bourbon Street, New Orleans , 1955 (printed 2008)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and dated in ink on recto; Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso Image: 8 x 12-1/2"; Paper 10-3/4" x 13-3/4"; Mat 16 x 20"
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ursula Pacelli, Venice, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Ursula Pacelli posing at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957. This is an estate stamped and hand n...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr "How to Marry a Millionaire" by Frank Worth This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Le Manege De Mr. Barre, 1955
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in ink on recto; titled and dated in pencil on verso Gelatin Silver Print Paper Size: 16 x 12 inches; Image Size: 11 3/4 x 9 12
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1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

CY TWOMBLY BLACK & WHITE PHOTO PHOTOGRAPHY MID CENTURY 1 OF 12
Located in San Antonio, TX
Cy Twombly (1928-2011) Virginia/ New York / Italy Image Size: 16 x 11 Visible inside matboard is 12 x 11 Frame Size: 21.5 x 19 Medium: Photograph Edition 1/12 Signed with the editi...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Drypoint

New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A couple prepare for a day’s skiing in New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Information: Unframe...
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Modern 1950s Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Nice Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 - 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Dougl...
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Realist 1950s Photography

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Lambda

Acqua e Fantasia, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few rowing clubs in the city. The raging wav...
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Photorealist 1950s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ferrari Reims
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 19 1/2 x 16 in., Image size: 13 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage...
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Contemporary 1950s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

CZ Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
CZ Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) stands in front of the Gr...
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Modern 1950s Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

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