Slim Aarons 'Marbella Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons, 'Marbella House Party' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. Slim Aarons
C Print
$3,900
H 24 in W 24 in
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Birds' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
/ 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in
Archival Pigment
Marbella Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Club C print 1976 The swimming pool of the Marbella Club in Andalucia looks
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Marbella Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Club C print 1976 The swimming pool of the Marbella Club in Andalucia looks
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Marbella Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Club C print 1976 The swimming pool of the Marbella Club in Andalucia looks
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella, Spain'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971. Slim Aarons
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons El Venero - Marbella 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
) - Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella, Spain'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing "attractive
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Marbella Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club' by Slim Aarons Guests relax by the pool of the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain
C Print
Marbella Birds' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Birds' by Slim Aarons A woman wearing a headscarf on a porch in Marbella, Spain, 1963
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella, Spain'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971. Slim Aarons
Lambda
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Marbella Club 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A guest takes a break from the sun at the Marbella
Archival Pigment
$2,400
H 12 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Marbella Club 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A guest takes a break from the sun at the Marbella
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Marbella Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
× 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in
Archival Pigment, Color
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Marbella Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
16 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons
Archival Pigment, Color
Slim Aarons, Holidays In Marbella (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications
Lambda
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 4 in D 0.1 in
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at a party at
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at a party at
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at a party at
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
, August 1967. 60x40 inches paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons
Color, Archival Pigment
$6,100
H 78 in W 42 in
'Marbella Birds' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
48 inches / 183 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
from the estate. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images of mid
Lambda
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons
Color, Archival Pigment
'Marbella House Party' Spain (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper
Archival Pigment
Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
, August 1967. 60x40 inches paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons
Color, Archival Pigment
Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim
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$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Marbella House Party 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
the front Blind embossed Slim Aarons signature Certificate of authenticity included Unframed
Archival Pigment
$4,900
H 72 in W 48 in
Marbella House Party - Spain - Slim Aarons 20th century color photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' Spain (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Guests at a party at the home of
C Print
$4,900
H 48 in W 72 in
Marbella Club 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Guests relax by the pool of
C Print
El Venero, Marbella, Spain (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971. Slim Aarons
Lambda
Valerie Cates in Marbella (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications
Lambda
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons, 'Yacht Holiday' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967. Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday
C Print
El Venero, Marbella, Spain
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971. Slim Aarons
Lambda
$5,400
H 40 in W 40 in
Marbella Club, Estate Edition (Andalucia, Spain)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, Marbella
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Marbella Club, Estate Edition (Andalucia, Spain)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, Marbella
Lambda
$2,400
H 16 in W 12 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$1,800
H 12 in W 10 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$3,900
H 30 in W 20 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Marbella House Party, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests
Lambda
$1,800
H 10 in W 10 in
Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest
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$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest
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H 30 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons, Marbella Club, Andalucia 1976, Spain, c-print photo Hulton Archive
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
from the Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate. Collector will get the next number in the edition
C Print
Unavailable
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons, El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala Marbella
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
handwritten edition number, with certificate of authenticity from the Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons
C Print
Party in Marbella
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella.
Marbella Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club' by Slim Aarons Guests relax by the pool of the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aarons Estate
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Slim Aarons Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laura Hawk, assistant to the Slim Aarons, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella
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Marbella Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Club C print 1976 The swimming pool of the Marbella Club in Andalucia looks
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Yacht Holiday' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish port. Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate
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Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
El Venero, the villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971
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H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons El Venero - Marbella 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'El Venero' Marbella (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella, Spain'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971. Slim Aarons
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Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing
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'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
C Print
'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
C Print
'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano
C 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
C Print
'Marbella House Party' Spain (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' Spain (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Guests at a party at the home of
C Print
$35,110
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$641 / item
H 0.04 in W 28.75 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper, Martyn Thompson, Midnight Moon Dust
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. A wallcovering de...
Metal
Venezia Rialto SC1 Watch Case by Morici
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
Characterized by a masterfully handcrafted silhouette, this superb watch case combines mahogany wood, gold-finished metal, and beige Alcantara lining in a refined design. Lined and f...
Metal
$19,371
H 71.66 in W 82.68 in D 25.6 in
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands
By H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Delft, NL
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn A corner sofa with fabric upholstery. The beautiful hand-carved details in Art Nouveau patterns and dragonflies, as well as on th...
Fabric, Palmwood
$11,700 / set
H 26.58 in W 81.89 in D 87.41 in
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 'Losange' King Bed in Red Leather
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, double king bed model 'Losange', leather, Italy, 1972 A classic king bed designed by Luigi Massoni in 1972. This bed is upholstered in a beautifully...
Leather
Fine Custom French Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From Apropos, New York City. A Louis XV style tub form sofa with a carved walnut frame. The curved crest rail with a carved palmette as the crest. Scrolled arm ends and short carved ...
Fabric, Wood
$10,654
H 7.68 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
Sculpteur devant sa Sculpture - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1927
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
B/w etching on Hollande Van Gelder Paper, with margins. Belongs to the series "Le Chef-d'Oeuvre Inconnu". Hand Signed and numered in bistre ink. Edition of 10/99, aside from the port...
Paper, Etching
Across the Mancos Canyon
By Billy Schenck
Located in Bozeman, MT
One of the originators of the Western pop art movement, Billy Schenck incorporates techniques from photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400
H 14 in W 11 in
Woman Protestor, 1960s, Washington, Signed Gelatin Silver Photograph, 14x11
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
American photographer Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his photography demonstrated humanitarian concerns. Woman Protestor, March on...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$37,500
H 29.34 in W 177.17 in D 137.8 in
Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte Castell Sectional Sofa in Cognac Leather
By Hans Hopfer, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte 'Castell' modular sofa, leather, Austria, design 1972 Stunning and sizable modular sofa designed by Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte. This grand ...
Leather
$12,712
H 15.28 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Homme et Femme - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated. With an handwritten dedication of the artist. Etching and Aquatint . Bloch n. 1385. This beautiful etching is dedicated to Michel Lessens, the talented assist...
Paper, Etching
Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden
By Jean Paul Sinibaldi
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Paul SINIBALDI (Paris, 1857 - Bourg-en-Bresse, 1909) Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden Oil on panel Signed lower left 37 x 23 cm A pupil of Alexandre Cabanel at t...
Oil
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
H 31 in W 15 in D 0.8 in
Nude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman, Size: 31" x 15" x 0.8'' i...
Canvas, Oil
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Antique Art Deco Le Verre Francais Acid Etched Cameo Glass Vase C. 1920
By Le Verre Francais
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Art Deco Le Verre Francais Acid Etched Cameo Glass Vase C. 1920
Art Glass
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
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.
Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.
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.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.