Slim Aarons 'Portofino Villa' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Costa Smeralda, Sardinia' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Beach' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Newport, Rhode Island'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Susanna Boylston Bolton'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Portofino Villa'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Windsurfers on Amalfi Coast'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Paraglider'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Lido Life'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Paraglider'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Portofino Villa'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Castello Di Paraggi'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Costa Smeralda, Sardinia'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Windsurfers on Amalfi Coast'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Villa Igra Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Porto Rotondo'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Capri Bay'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Antibes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Taormina'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Taormina Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Lake Tahoe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Il Pellicano'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Il Pellicano'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Hotel'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Cocktails at Hotel Du Cap'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Lake Tahoe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Sotogrande'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo Riva'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Antibes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Cocktails at Hotel Du Cap'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
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Slim Aarons 'Cannes Watersports at the Carlton' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
" series, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'French Bath'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Architect at Home'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Motorboats In Antibes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, which include the former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Eden Roc Hotel'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Beach At St. Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
in his iconic 1970 photograph "Poolside Gossip" series, which include the former fashion model Helen
C Print
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.
Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.