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Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy. Slim Aarons

Category

1960s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Italian Fishing in Natural Waters of Lake Tahoe

Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Italian Fishing in Natural Waters of Lake Tahoe

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Italian Fishing in Natural Waters of Lake Tahoe by Slim Aarons This

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Acapulco Pool - Swimming Pool Acapulco Villa Mexico Photograph
Acapulco Pool - Swimming Pool Acapulco Villa Mexico Photograph

Acapulco Pool - Swimming Pool Acapulco Villa Mexico Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print by 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. Italian architect Arturo

Category

20th Century American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The coastal town of Taormina in Sicily, Italy, March 1963. Slim Aarons Taormina Sicily, Italy

Category

1960s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Taormina' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The coastal town of Taormina in Sicily, Italy, March 1963, Printed Later Slim Aarons Taormina

Category

1960s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Portofino, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Portofino, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

, Portofino, on Italy's Ligurian coast, 1985. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society

Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Porto Ercole' Italy  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
'Porto Ercole' Italy  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Porto Ercole' Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

" inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Porto Ercole' Italy  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
'Porto Ercole' Italy  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Porto Ercole' Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

/ ca 101 x 76 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons Positano Beach 1979 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons Positano Beach 1979 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Lido Life'
Slim Aarons 'Lido Life'

Slim Aarons 'Lido Life'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

, Venice, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon'
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon'

Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that capture

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'

Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

: A motor boat arrives at a jetty in Porto Ercole, Italy. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Catherine Wilke'
Slim Aarons 'Catherine Wilke'

Slim Aarons 'Catherine Wilke'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, 1980. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

View over Venice, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
View over Venice, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

View over Venice, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

top of St Mark's Basilica towards the islands of San Michele and Murano, 1973. Slim Aarons (1916-2006

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

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Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Park City, UT

offers the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate. Collection Slim Aarons Italy, Slim Aarons Islands

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Park City, UT

offers the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate. Collection Slim Aarons Italy, Slim Aarons Islands

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

View over Venice, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

View over Venice, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

top of St Mark's Basilica towards the islands of San Michele and Murano, 1973. Slim Aarons (1916-2006

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy. Slim Aarons

Category

1960s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'Capri Tan' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy. Slim Aarons

Category

1960s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Portofino, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Portofino, Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

, Portofino, on Italy's Ligurian coast, 1985. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society

Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)
Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons, Porto Ercole, Italy Boating, Graphic

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Portofino (Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Italian Riviera, Photograph, Trees)

Portofino (Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Italian Riviera, Photograph, Trees)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Limited Edition Estate Stamped Lambda print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. The world of

Category

20th Century American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda

Villa del Balbianello, June 1983, Slim Aarons - Photography, Landscape, Italy
Villa del Balbianello, June 1983, Slim Aarons - Photography, Landscape, Italy

Villa del Balbianello, June 1983, Slim Aarons - Photography, Landscape, Italy

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives. Please contact the gallery for

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Lambda

'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons C type Print)

'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons C type Print)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition
La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition

La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

island of Capri, Italy, 1958. Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda

Category

1950s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)
Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)
Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

Speedboat Landing, 1973 (Porto Ercole, Italy)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Sicily, Italy, 1949

Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Sicily, Italy, 1949

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is Estate Embossed and an edition of 150. Please see additional sizes listed below. Larger sizes may be available upon request.

Materials

C Print

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion by Slim Aarons 16 x

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Catherine Wilke, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Park City, UT

offers the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate. Collection Slim Aarons Italy, Slim Aarons Islands

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

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$2,360Sale Price|20% Off

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By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Fairfield, CT

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Tiziana in Positano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

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Ella Fitzgerald Portrait Photography, Framed, Modern, 1988, Vintage

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By Annie Leibovitz

Located in CANNES, FR

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Located in Morongo Valley, CA

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Sunbathing In Capri, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Sunbathing In Capri, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Sunbathing In Capri, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features sunbathers by a swimming pool at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, Au...

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Monte Carlo, Monaco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Monte Carlo, Monaco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Monte Carlo, Monaco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, This is an estate stamped and hand n...

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1970s Realist Landscape Photography

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Helene - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white

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By Slim Aarons

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Slim Aarons, 'Yacht Holiday' Midcentury Modern Photography

Slim Aarons, 'Yacht Holiday' Midcentury Modern Photography

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

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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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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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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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