1950s Photography

Family Snapper 1959 Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill...

A party at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Modern es...

Lake Tahoe Canoes Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...

Lake Tahoe Couple 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. Paper size ...

Nassau Beach Hotel The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 1959. The hotel was the first to built by Howard Johnson outside ...

Mara Lane Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume, 1954. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate...

'Tennis In San Diego' California 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, Octobe...

'Dali's Party' circa 1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman at a ball in New York. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped C...

'Hotel Excelsior' The beach front of the luxurious Excelsior Hotel on the Venice Lido, 1957. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Col...

'Skiing Holiday' American political novelist William F Buckley Jnr takes a break from skiing near Gstaad with Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Gal...

'Satin Seduction' 1955: Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm pape...

'Snorkelling' 1954: Two young women going snorkelling. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 ...

'Jamaica Sea Sailing' 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1953: Two men sailing their yacht ‘Eel II’ in Jamaica. (Photo by Slim Aarons) silver gelatin Print Produced from the o...

'Lady Hamilton' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Lady Hamilton rests in the shade of a tree, in the company of a Kenyan tribe. (Photo b...

'Lake Tahoe Couple' A couple relax at a swimming pool in the summer sunshine near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Neva...

'Vuccino And Rava' Capri Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the waters off the coast of...

Beverly Hills Cop American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x ...

Slim Aarons - Nicholsons - Estate Stamped Cafe Nicholson in New York, 1959. Gorgeous print measuring a large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm's. Estat...

'Three Skiers' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Three skiers in New Hampshire, 1955. A sign near them lists the local slopes and trails. (Photo by Slim Aar...

The Carlton Hotel by Slim Aarons A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Printed Later. Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' p...

'Ski Instructors Only' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim...

This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills. This i...

This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...

El Dorado Beach on the south side of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, circa 1959. Slim Aarons Mittersill Castle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1959,...

Slim Aarons - Palm Beach Idyll- Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph ep...

'A Helping Hand' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Former ski instructor Herman Ostermaier gives a helping hand to a member of the Junior Skiing Program in ...

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...

'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. ...

An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), Earl 'Fatha' Hines (1905 - 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 - 1964) on trom...

Two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons New England Skiing Black an...

1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. * 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 * Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. 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. Internal: Slim Aarons Vintage Sport, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography

Shoppers on the pavement outside a Three Sisters boutique in Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Three Sisters 1955 Fiber Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 1...

Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection ...

Race Meeting A group of racegoers chatting to jockeys, France, circa 1950. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane - Estate Stamped Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume. Gorgeous print mea...

Man Ray American surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray (1890 – 1976) with some examples of his work at his Left Bank studio in Paris, April 1956 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x ...

Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...

Cannon Drive Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons...

John Rawlings 1950, Fashion photographer John Rawlings (1912 – 1970) on the beach at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection E...

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Junior Skier (New England Skiing) - Oversize A freckled member of the Junior Skiing Program in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons) ...

Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Slim Aarons Joan Collins Relaxes, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate...

circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle. Slim Aarons Pink Accessory, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later...

The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. Slim Aarons Carlton Hotel Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 60 x 60 inches $5100 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 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 * Slim Aarons photographed the Carlton Hotel, in Cannes, in 1958. The hotel was built in 1911, located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera. It was designed by architects Charles Dalmas and Marcellin Mayère and built for Henry Ruhl, a Swiss hotelier. It is famous for hosting movie stars from around the world during the annual Film Festival. Famously, the hotel was a central location for the Alfred Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant. In 1970 it featured in the Peter Sellers/Goldie Hawn comedy There's a Girl in My Soup and exterior scenes were filmed at the entrance to the hotel and on the hotel beach. The hotel lobby scene and interior scenes were done on a film set. While staying at the Hotel Carlton during the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, Academy Award winning movie star Grace Kelly had an arranged meeting and photo shoot with Prince Rainier III of Monaco; they married in 1956. In the summer of 1983 the hotel and its private beach featured prominently in the music video for the Elton John song I'm Still Standing. (The video also appears in the 2019 film Rocketman.) During the shooting of the video the Carlton was the scene of a drunken party involving John and the band Duran Duran that has since become something of a legend at the hotel. Significant damages to the rooms in John's suite resulted.[2] Both exterior and interior shots appear in New Order's 1993 music video for the single, "World (The Price of Love)", and exterior shots of the front of the hotel and the jetty leading out of the beach appear in Steps´ 1999 music video for their single "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart". The Carlton Cannes has been the target of several high-profile jewelry...

Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. 1953 Kennedy and Friends 1953 Fiber print Estate signature stamped and ...

This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...

A couple of skiers in action on the piste at Klosters, the famous Swiss ski resort. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7525 – The Joys of Sun and Snow – pub. 1955 (Photo Bert Hard...

Scuba diving in the Bahamas, 1959. Gorgeous print measuring 24 x 20" inches / ca 60.9 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pri...

Staying At The Carlton A guest relaxes at the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, July 1958. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48" inches / ca 182 x 122 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...

Beverly Hills police patrolman Lee R. Hathaway leaning on the roof of his car to write a report, Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 1952 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" in...

Guests lounge by the pool at a party in Palm Beach, Florida, 1951. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Pool Party 1951 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cer...

A family enjoying a picnic at Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, 1959 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...

A group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collect...

Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955 Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 50.8 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collecti...

Slim Aarons - Family Snapper - Estate Stamped Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill, Jamai...

Painting-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.

Opening -  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions.

This 1955 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami. This is an estate stamped and...

The Prince Of Capri Gaetano Parente Di Castel Viscardo, the Prince of Capri, playing with a toy rocket with his son William, July 1958. Gorgeous print measuring 48 x 48" inches / ...

Lake Tahoe Canoes Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Gorgeous print measuring a large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Ed...

Holiday makers relaxing by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring a large 40" x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm's. Est...