Slim Aarons 'Boating In Antigua'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the...
Acrylic Polymer, Lambda
Slim Aarons - Boats Before The Excelsior - Estate Stamped
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
Slim Aarons 'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that capture the luxury, glamour, and jet-set lifestyle of the mid-20th century.
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Boating In Antigua' : Mid-Century Modern Photography : Seaside
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images of mid-20th century luxury, glamour, and jet-set lifestyle.
Acrylic Polymer, Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Official Limited 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
Slim Aarons 'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped...
Archival Pigment
'Boating In Antigua' Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Boating In Antigua 1961 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) h...
C Print
Slim Aarons - Fishing Boats - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Fishing Boats - Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952.
Archival Pigment
'Fishing Boats' 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
Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)
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...
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)
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...
Lambda
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. 20 x 16" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952 16×16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Lim...
Archival Pigment, Color
Fishing Boats Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. 24 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limit...
Archival Pigment, Color
Fishing Boats Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limi...
Archival Pigment, Color
Slim Aarons - Fishing Boats 1952 - Estate Stamped
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
'Boating In Antigua' (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
Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper ...
Archival Pigment
Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper ...
Archival Pigment
Porto Ercole Boats 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole Boats 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Boats off Porto Ercole, Tuscany, July 1991. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
Archival Pigment
Porto Ercole Boats Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole Boats 1991 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Boats off Porto Ercole, Tuscany, July 1991.
Archival Pigment
Boating In Antigua Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961.
Archival Pigment
'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited 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.
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons ' Yacht Holiday' Midcentury Modern Photography - Boating
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967 Yacht Holiday 1967 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of auth...
Lambda
'Boating In Antigua' 1961 (Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' by Slim Aarons American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961.
Archival Pigment
'Boating In Antigua' Official 1961 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' by Slim Aarons American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961.
Archival Pigment
'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited 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
'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961.
C Print
Slim Aarons, 'Private boats in Porto Ercole'Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Private boats in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980. Slim Aarons Private boats in Porto Ercole 1980.
C Print
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Edition- Boats Before The Excelsior 1957
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boats Before The Excelsior 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Edition Boats moored before the Excelsior Hotel on The Lido in Venice, Italy, 1957.
C Print
Slim Aarons - Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front.
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Grand Hotel Excelsior, Venice' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" # Vintage Venice Lido, Vintage Grand Hotels, Vintage Boating, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Sport Photography, Coastal, Vintage Fifties, 1950s, Venetian Canals, Vintage Poolside Gl...
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Grand Hotel Excelsior, Venice' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" # Vintage Venice Lido, Vintage Grand Hotels, Vintage Boating, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Sport Photography, Coastal, Vintage Fifties, 1950s, Venetian Canals, Vintage Poolside Gl...
Lambda
$4,200
Riva Boats Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France, 1969 in front of four Riva motorboats. 30 x ...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969 unfra...
Archival Pigment
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. 40 x 60" inches / 101 ...
Archival Pigment
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x...
Archival Pigment
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969. 50 x 50" inches / 127 ...
Archival Pigment
'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boats At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Motorboats moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969.
Color
$6,100
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only) Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
C Print
Slim Aarons - Jhelum River - Estate stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River by Slim Aarons A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961.
Archival Pigment
$450
Slim Aarons Jim Kimberley At Home With Car And Boats In Palm Beach c1974 Framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
Color
Pellicano Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pellicano Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Boats at a jetty by the beach at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1969. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper ...
Archival Pigment
Porto Ercole 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
Archival Pigment
Pellicano Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pellicano Beach 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Boats at a jetty by the beach at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1969. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper ...
Archival Pigment
Jhelum River 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961.
Archival Pigment
Pellicano Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pellicano Beach 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Boats at a jetty by the beach at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1969 unframed c ty...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pellicano Beach' 1969 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pellicano Beach' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Boats at a jetty by the beach at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1969.
C Print, Color
$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole' 1969 Officially Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
Archival Pigment
$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole' 1969 Officially Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
Archival Pigment
Boating In Antigua
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the...
Acrylic Polymer, Lambda
Fishing Boats, 1952 - Wooden Fishing Boats on Sandy Shoreline in Mexico by Sea
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Fishing Boats, 1952 - Wooden Fishing Boats on Sandy Shoreline in Mexico by Sea by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" image on 16" x 20" paper.
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print.
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
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.
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