Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's cocktail party ...
Silver Gelatin
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Print Enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, 31st December 1957. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper...
Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Kings Of Hollywood 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.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James St...
Silver Gelatin
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
Lambda
$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
Lambda
$3,277
H 12 in W 16 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (Mid-Century Modern Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing attractive people doing...
Silver Gelatin
$2,400
H 12 in W 16 in
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (Mid-Century Modern Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing attractive people doing...
Silver Gelatin
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Oversize 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$750
H 14 in W 21.25 in
Slim Aarons Kings Of Hollywood c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Clark Gab...
Color
$3,900
H 20 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons, 'Dolores del Rio, Acapulco' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Del Río is now considered a mythical figure of American and Mexican cinema. Internal: Slim Aarons, Acapulco, Vintage Dolores del Rio, Vintage Glamour, Midcentury Photography, Vinta...
Lambda
$3,900
H 20 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons, 'Dip for Dolores del Rio' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Del Río is now considered a mythical figure of American and Mexican cinema. Internal: Slim Aarons, Acapulco, Vintage Dolores del Rio, Vintage Glamour, Midcentury Photography, Vinta...
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Dolores Del Rio by the Pool, Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Del Río is now considered a mythical figure of American and Mexican cinema. Internal: Slim Aarons, Acapulco, Vintage Dolores del Rio, Vintage Glamour, Midcentury Photography, Vinta...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood
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.
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
Lambda
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
Lambda
Four Kings of Hollywood, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A series of four shots of film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoying a joke at...
Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Four Kings of Hollywood, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Image is approximately 28 inches x 6.5 inches. Slim Aarons Four Kings of Hollywood Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Est...
Emulsion, Black and White, Digital
Four Kings of Hollywood, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Image is approximately 58 inches x 13 inches. Slim Aarons Four Kings of Hollywood Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Esta...
Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Eden Hartford - American Hollywood Actress Groucho Marx
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
'Eden Hartford' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Fibre print by 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. Eden Hartford, sister to Dee Hartford, rests in the Hollywood home she sha...
Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White
$2,400
H 12 in W 12 in
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, co...
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, co...
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
$1,800
H 10 in W 10 in
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
$3,823
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 - Sunset Boulevard Hollywood California Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 - Sunset Boulevard Hollywood California Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print.
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$3,823
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Esther Williams - Hollywood Actress and Swimmer Poses in Swimming Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Esther Williams - Hollywood Actress and Swimmer Poses in Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print.
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Lambda
$3,823
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Anne Ryan, California Fashion - Hollywood Fashion Poolside Cocktails al Fresco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Anne Ryan, California Fashion - Hollywood Fashion Poolside Cocktails al Fresco by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print.
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$2,400
H 12 in W 16 in
Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Lambda
$1,800
H 10 in W 12 in
Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Lambda
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Eva Gabor, Estate Edition Photograph, Midcentury Classic Hollywood, Vintage Pink
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
” * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150).
Lambda
$3,823
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Julie London - Portrait Julie London Jazz Singer Beverly Hills Hotel Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Julie London - Portrait Julie London Jazz Singer Beverly Hills Hotel Hollywood by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$5,400
H 40 in W 40 in
Eva Gabor, Estate Edition Photograph, Midcentury Classic Hollywood, Vintage Pink
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archi...
Lambda
$3,823
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Beverly Hills Hotel Pool - Poolside Striped Parasols by Swimming Pool Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel Pool - Poolside Striped Parasols by Swimming Pool Hollywood by Slim Aarons depicts the swimming pool of the iconic Beverly Hills hotel 16" x 16" print on 16" x 2...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Four Kings Of Hollywood (1957) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Four Kings Of Hollywood (1957) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue (Digital composite of photos by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A series of four shots of ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
New Year at Romanoff's, Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper, James Stewart
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image has a popular companion piece, Kings of Hollywood. Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Hollywood, Vintage Glamour, 1950s, Beverly Hills, Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary...
Lambda
$3,000
H 40 in W 60 in
Waterskiing Star: Kirk Douglas, Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Kirk Douglas, Vintage Hollywood, Vintage Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc photograph, Vintage Antibes, Midcentury modern photograph, Vintage Glamour, Poolside Gla...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1957 Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (19...
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Park City, UT
Slim Aarons, Kings of Hollywood Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
C Print, Lambda
Unavailable
H 30 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons, Christmas Swim. Rita Aarons swimming in Hollywood California 1954.
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954.
C Print
Unavailable
H 16 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons, Kings of Hollywood. Romanoff's, New Year's Eve Gelatin silver print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year’s party held at R...
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing attractive people doing...
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1957 Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (...
Silver Gelatin
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in
'Four Kings Of Hollywood' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Four Kings Of Hollywood' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A series of four shots of film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Ga...
C Print, Color
Sold
H 16 in W 20 in
Beverly Hills Hotel - Slim Aarons, 20th century, Celebrities, Hollywood, Classic
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that the US recently imposed an import duty on photographs printed in the last 20 years which may apply if you are purchasing and importing this to the US. Currency ...
Lambda
Sold
H 10 in W 12 in
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Sold
H 16 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons Kings of Hollywood (Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Van H..
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's) Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles.
Lambda
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's) Free shipping
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints.
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's) Free shipping
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles.
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Frank Sinatra boardwalk
By Terry O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Frank Sinatra and entourage on Miami Beach 1968 (printed later) C print 30 x 40 inches Estate signature stamped numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terry...
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.
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