'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Party' Palm Springs Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970.
Archival Pigment
'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
About Slim Aarons: Slim Aarons (1916–2006) was the preeminent chronicler of high society, capturing the world’s elite in sun-drenched luxury from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Archival Pigment
'Nelda And Friends' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph, Limited Edition to 150 only, numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso.
C Print
'Nelda And Friends' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph, Limited Edition to 150 only, numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso.
C Print
'Desert House Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph, limited edition to 150 only, numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso.
C Print
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Capote Cycling, Palm Springs, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Capote Cycling Slim Aarons Estate Edition 1970: Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) on his bicycle in Palm Springs, California.
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Slim Aarons ' Palm Springs Party'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Springs Life 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the L...
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Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Springs Life 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert ho...
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Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attr...
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Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Party' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
C Print
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police Rodeo, Palm Springs, Ca...
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police Rodeo, Palm Springs, Ca...
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Palm Spring Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Spring Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of riders among Washingtonia palms in Andreas Canyon, Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970. 24 x 20" inches ...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Rodeo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police ...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Palm Spring Riders Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Spring Riders 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of riders among Washingtonia palms in Andreas Canyon, Palm Springs, southern California, January ...
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons, 'Palm Springs Riders' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Palm Spring's Riders 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly fo...
C Print
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Party' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
C Print
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer ...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Life Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Life 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk’s dese...
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Palm Springs Pool Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Pool Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Spring...
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life' Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Life' Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970.
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Party' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Springs Party 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is syno...
C Print
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Life Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Life Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970.
Color, Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$2,500
H 24 in W 20 in
'Palm Springs Riders' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Riders' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A group of riders among Washingtonia palms in Andreas Canyon, Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970.
Color
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
'Palm Springs Party' Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970.
Archival Pigment
$4,851
H 20 in W 24 in
'Palm Springs Rodeo' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Rodeo' Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police Rodeo, Palm Springs, California, January 1970.
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
'Palm Springs Party' Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print - Palm Springs Party
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons '''Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons '''Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons '''Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Helen Dzo Dzo, Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
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Slim Aarons, Helen Dzo Dzo, Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Helen Dzo Dzo, Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
Lambda
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Slim Aarons, Poolside Party. Kaufmann house R. Neutra Palm Springs January 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
C Print
Another Splash
By Wencke Uhl
Located in Bonn, NW
Inspired by David Hockney's famous Splash and Slim Aarons' Palm Springs series 🩵 Original painting.
Acrylic, Satin Paper
Poolside Glamour
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It is the northernmost extent of the vast trough which includes the Salton Sea, the Imperial Valley and the Gulf of California Internal: Mid-century modern, Minimalism, Vintage Gla...
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Poolside Glamour, Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Free Shipping
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A desert house in Palm Springs designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar Kaufman.
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3 slide prints by Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three slide prints, 20 x 20 inches each Pictured: Eden Roc, Sea Drive ("Nassau Channel"), Poolside Gossip ("Palm Springs") Slim Aarons Three Slide Prints Unframed From the original...
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Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert house ...
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'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
C Print, Color
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'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons '''Relaxing at the Palm Springs Tennis Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Members sunbathe around the pool at Palm Springs Tennis Club, California, circa 1970.
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Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Desert House in Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House in Palm Springs, 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dea...
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Slim Aarons, Helen Dzo Dzo, Palm Springs (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."
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Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Riders' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Riders' A group of riders among Washingtonia palms in Andreas Canyon, Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size E...
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'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Poolside Glamour (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It is the northernmost extent of the vast trough which includes the Salton Sea, the Imperial Valley and the Gulf of California Internal: Mid-century modern, Minimalism, Vintage Gla...
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Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Palm Springs Party Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
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Kaufmann Desert House, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J.
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Poolside Pairs, Palm Springs, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art deale...
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'Poolside Gossip' Palm Springs (Archival Pigment Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. This photograph was taken during the same party as Slim Aaro...
Archival Pigment
'Desert House Party' Palm Springs (Archival Pigment Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' by Slim Aarons A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
Archival Pigment
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition. From the Poolside Series
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
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Desert House Party Slide Print, Poolside in Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Text: "Slims Women p. 85" Slim Aarons Desert House Party Slide Print 1970, printed later C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant colo...
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Poolside Pairs, Estate Edition. From the Poolside series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This coveted Slim Aarons photograph encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour, displayed in vibrant hues of yellow, white, and striking turquoise synonymous with the classic ...
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Desert House Party, Estate Edition. From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover this stunning photograph from Slim Aarons sought-after Palm Springs 'Poolside' series.
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Desert House Party, Estate Edition From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Glamour, Poolside Glamour, Vintage Palm Springs, turquoise, yellow and blue, mountains, bold color...
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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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