Underwater Drink, Las Brisas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club
Lambda
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
'Las Brisas' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas' The coastline near Warren Avis' villa in Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1978. Paper
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
'Las Brisas' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas' A villa in Las Brisas, Acapulco, February 1972. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,852
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Pool at Las Brisas, 1972 - Floating in Swimming Pool in Acapulco in Mexico
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Pool at Las Brisas, 1972 - Floating in Swimming Pool in Acapulco in Mexico by Slim Aarons 16" x 20
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Las Brisas Hotel 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Brisas Hotel 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Las Brisas Hotel 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Brisas Hotel 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons, 'Pool At Las Brisas' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Slim Aarons Pool at
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club
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'Las Brisas Hotel' Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas Hotel' Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in
Color, Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and
Lambda
$3,350
H 40 in W 30 in
Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and
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Slim Aarons 'Las Brisas' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The coastline near Warren Avis' villa in Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1978. Slim Aarons Las
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Las Brisas' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Las Brisas, Acapulco 1978 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Las Brisas' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Las Brisas, Acapulco 1978 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition
C Print
Slim Aarons, Las Brisas Acapulco (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
' villa in Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1978. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
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$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas 1972
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Swimmers At Las Brisas 1972- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Swimmers At Las Brisas 1972- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel
Archival Pigment
$3,852
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Villa Nirvana, 1972 - Las Brisas Acapulco Mexico Swimming Pool Terrace Villa
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa Nirvana, 1972 - Las Brisas Acapulco Mexico Swimming Pool Terrace Villa by Slim Aarons 16 x
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas 1972
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons, 'Swimmers At Las Brisas' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Slim Aarons Swimmers
C Print
Pool at Las Brisas, Mexico, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Pool at Las Brisas Acapulco An underwater view of the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel in
Lambda
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Poolside Backgammon, Estate Edition, 1970s Acapulco, Villa Nirvana Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Poolside Backgammon Villa Nirvana, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972
Lambda
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Poolside Backgammon, Estate Edition, 1970s Acapulco, Villa Nirvana Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Poolside Backgammon Villa Nirvana, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972
Lambda
$3,900
H 10 in W 12 in
Poolside Backgammon, Estate Edition, 1970s Acapulco, Villa Nirvana Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Poolside Backgammon Villa Nirvana, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Poolside Backgammon, Estate Edition (Vintage Acapulco, Villa Nirvana Las Brisas)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Poolside Backgammon Villa Nirvana, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972
Lambda
$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Swimmers At Las Brisas, 1972, Slim Aarons Estate Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Slim Aarons Swimmers
C Print
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Underwater Drink, Las Brisas, Estate Edition, Acapulco, Mexico, early 1970s
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, Estate Photograph, Mid-Century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
at the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico. This is an estate-stamped and hand-numbered edition of
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Price Upon Request
H 24 in W 20 in
Acapulco Villa, 1968: Las Brisas, the home of Eustaquio Escandon in Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Staley-Wise Gallery offers photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images Archive in London. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Get...
C Print
Poolside Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon, 1972: Guests at Villa Nirvana in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico Staley-Wise
C Print
Poolside Backgammon - Sunbathing Board Games Mexico
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa Nirvana in Las Brisas in Acapulco enjoy the warmth of the Mexican sunshine as they distract
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Clifftop Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
pool at Warren Avis’ villa ‘La Barranca’, Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, January 1971. unframed c type
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Villa Nirvana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. unframed c type print printed
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Villa Nirvana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. unframed c type print
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Guests At Villa Nirvana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1978 unframed c type print
Archival Pigment
$3,350
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Guests At Villa Nirvana 1978 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1978. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic print
C Print, Color
$4,350
H 30 in W 40 in
'Guests At Villa Nirvana' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1978. Produced from the original transparency
C Print
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972 unframed c type print numbered in
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Underwater Drink Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. unframed c type
Archival Pigment
'Social Call' Slim Arons ESTATE EDITION
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
emboss stamped on front. Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. This
Aluminum
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Social Call' 1972 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Social Call' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas
Color
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Acapulco Villa' 1968 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Acapulco Villa' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Las Brisas, the home of Eustaquio
C Print, Color
$4,900
H 72 in W 48 in
'Social Call' Acapulco 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Social Call' Acapulco 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas
C Print
Underwater Drink (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico
C Print, Lambda
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an estate-stamped and
C Print
$2,400
H 12 in W 16 in
Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an estate-stamped and
C Print
$3,000
H 20 in W 30 in
Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an estate-stamped and
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Slim
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
of authenticity from the estate. Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas
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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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