New Year's Kiss
Located in London, GB
Archive/Getty Images Archive London) Paper size 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm Limited to 300 numbered and
1980s Figurative Photography
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New Year's Kiss
Located in London, GB
Archive/Getty Images Archive London) Paper size 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm Limited to 300 numbered and
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H 40 in W 60 in
Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'. Seller works in close partnership with the prestigious Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate
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'Rainy Embankment' London (Limited Edition) Oversize
Located in London, GB
1929. (Photo By Fox Photos/ The Getty Images Photographic Archives London, England) A beautiful
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Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images
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Brigitte Bardot - Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
over Heels) directed by Serge Bourguignon. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via the Getty
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$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Colorful Crew' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons / Getty Images) Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
Lambda
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H 72 in W 48 in
Speedboat Landing - Slim Aarons - Giant size - 20th century colour photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
works in close partnership with the prestigious Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate, London
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'Pool At Las Brisas' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
prestigious Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate, London England - to bring you officially certified
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'Pool At Las Brisas' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Desert Party - Slim Aarons - color photography 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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H 40 in W 60 in
Spectre HQ Bond Set limited edition silver gelatine print
By Larry Ellis
Located in London, GB
October 1966. (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images Archive London England) Large oversize paper
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Flooded Mall London
Located in London, GB
the Mall, London. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England) Paper size large
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H 12 in W 16 in
Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images
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Hyde Park (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe De Flore (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by John Downing/Getty Images) Horse
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$1,900
H 40 in W 40 in D 0.2 in
Brigitte Bardot 1966 Giant Oversize Print by Jim Gray
Located in London, GB
/Keystone Features/Getty Images Archive London) Unframed Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2025
Black and White
Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger 1969
Located in London, GB
/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive London) Large 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Archival
Archival Pigment
'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
GALERIE PRINTS works directly with various Archives & Collections, including the beautiful Getty Images
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H 60 in W 40 in
'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition Black and White Photography
Located in London, GB
GALERIE PRINTS works directly with various Archives & Collections, including the beautiful Getty Images
Silver Gelatin
Sunny Day (1980) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Moore/Evening Standard/Getty Images) 12th
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Jumping A Hurdle (1886) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Eastman Museum/Getty Images). Jumping a hurdle; saddle; bay horse, Daisy, between 1884 and 1887
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Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images
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Young Competitors (1925) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
/Getty Images) 11th August 1925 Three young competitors arriving at the courts for the Open Junior Lawn
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1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) September
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Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Photo by (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) A
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Chorus Formation (1933) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Chorus Formation (1933) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images) 14th February
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"Cheeky Briefs" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
the Getty Images Archive London on front ships securely from London Framing / other sizes
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Thunderball (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Thunderball (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by MacGregor/Getty Images) A scene from
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$1,100
H 20 in W 24 in
Muhammad Ali In London - Oversize Pigment Fine Art Baryta Print
By Len Trievnor
Located in London, GB
Archive/Getty Images Archive London England) Paper size 20x24" inches / 51 x 61 cm Archive stamped
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Cheeky Briefs by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
provided Stamped by the Getty Images Archive London on front ships securely from London Framing / other
Black and White
Hang Gliding
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Boston, Getty Images Gallery, and IFAC Arts. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) primarily worked for society
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Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images
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H 16 in W 12 in
Big Ben From The South Bank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images) A woman looking across the Thames towards the Palace of Westminster
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$570
H 16 in W 20 in
Hippiemobile (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Express/Express/Getty Images) circa 1968: Young men and women pose in and on a car while modeling
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$975
H 40 in W 40 in
Union Jack Trunks (1969) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Michael Webb
Located in London, GB
Union Jack Trunks (1969) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images) Two
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$1,200
H 40 in W 40 in
Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty
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Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images
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Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images
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Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Hoare/Express/Getty Images
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Pacific Diver (1950) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Pacific Diver (1950) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images) circa
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$1,950
H 60 in W 40 in
'Naughty But Nice' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
By Christopher Simon Sykes
Located in London, GB
shipping to all international locations is complimentary. (photo C S Sykes / issued by the Hulton Getty
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Slim Aarons 'Skiers at Verbier' (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
available in 20 x 16", 30 x 20", 40 x 30", and 60 x 40 inch sizes. IFAC in collaboration with Getty Images
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$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Skiers At Gstaad' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with
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H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Skiing In Seefeld' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Austria, 1985. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art
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H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons 'Skiing In Seefeld' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Austria, 1985. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art
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Line of moored tourist boats on lake Bled, Slovenia
Located in London, GB
Bottigelli via Getty Images Archive London England Born and based in Lombardy, Italy, Marco Bottigelli
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$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Skiing In Seefeld' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Austria, 1985. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art
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Slim Aarons 'Cortina d'Ampezzo' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is
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Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty
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$475
H 16 in W 20 in
Throbbing Gristle In Culver City (1981) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Suzan Carson
Located in London, GB
/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Singer and bassist Genesis P-Orridge (Neil Megson) of Throbbing
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Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty
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New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images) A model wearing
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Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) The Cunard
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H 40 in W 30 in
Flooded Mall (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Mall (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images) A man
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Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,100
H 30 in W 40 in
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Archives/Getty Images) American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the balcony of the
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Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
/Getty Images Archive) A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-quarter-length dress
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Parliament By Night (1973) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Archive/Getty Images) Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament by night, 31st January 1973
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.
Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.
Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.
In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.
In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.
Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
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