Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped
1960s Modern Color Photography
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Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped
C Print
Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped
C Print
Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped
C Print
Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped
C Print
'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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$450
H 14.38 in W 11.13 in
Slim Aarons Jim Kimberley At Home With Car And Boats In Palm Beach c1974 Framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
Color
Verbier View Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Verbier View 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1961: Actress Tania Mallet
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Tania Mallet Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing
Archival Pigment
Chalet Costi Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the Villa
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Underwater Drink Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details 16×20 inches
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Snowmass Gathering Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women, wearing
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside Gathering Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Catherine Wilke Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Jean Serpieri Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Il Canille, 1980, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
owned by Italian tailor and fashion designer Umberto Tirelli (1928-1992). Slim Aarons Il Canille 1980 C
C Print
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Brunch At Brennans Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1960. Sunday brunch at
Archival Pigment
$3,150
H 30 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Ursula Pacelli in Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate. Ursula Pacelli poses at the
Lambda
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
The Carlton Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
– regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for
Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Squaw Valley Snow Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside In Sotogrande Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Sotogrande 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers round a
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Saint-Tropez Boucherie Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details 16×20 inches
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Capote At Home Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
– regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Keep Your Cool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details 20×24″ inches
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Desert House Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details 16×20 inches
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Lech Ice Bar' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lech, Austria, 1960. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Framing options available
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$1,200
H 14.25 in W 21.38 in
Slim Aarons Poolside Glamour At The Kaufmann Desert House In Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
" published 1974 by Harper & Row "Poolside Glamour" is one of Slim Aarons's iconic photographs from his 1970
Paper
$500
H 14.38 in W 11.25 in
Slim Aarons x Bailey's Beach Club SRBA Newport, RI Surfing 1974 Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/4"W In gilt bamboo frame w/ UV glass Freddie and
Paper
Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Framed in white. Slim Aarons
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$2,400
H 12 in W 12 in
Lord Of All I Survey, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the youngest peer
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$1,800
H 12 in W 10 in
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and
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$2,400
H 16 in W 12 in
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and
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$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Il Canille, 1980, Capri, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
owned by Italian tailor and fashion designer Umberto Tirelli (1928-1992). Slim Aarons Il Canille 1980 C
C Print
Antigua, West Indies, 1960 (Unseen)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
the Slim Aarons estate Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images
C Print
Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Biarritz, France, 1960. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Lambda
Price Upon Request
H 40 in W 30 in
Pop and Society 1968: Marianne Faithful, Desmond Guinness, and Mick Jagger
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Full title: Pop and Society 1968: Marianne Faithful, Desmond Guinness, and Mick Jagger at Leixlip Castle Ireland, 1968
C Print
Pussyfooting (Dee Hartford), Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
from the estate. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Pussyfooting
Lambda
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Mountains
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
framed. Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Modern printing from original transparency
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Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
. Slim Aarons composes this photograph by framing the unobservant fisherman in the background, making him
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Dining Al Fresco On Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. This photograph is not framed. Slim Aarons Dining Al Fresco on Capri Chromogenic
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career
Lambda
$2,400
H 12 in W 12 in
Lake Tahoe Trip, Estate Edition Photograph, Red, Green, White Canoes Zephyr Cove
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
Lambda
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
Lambda
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo, Monaco, in August 1970. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's vintage seaside glamour, a
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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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