Two-Tone Dress (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Two-Tone Dress (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A woman posing in a formal
Color, Archival Pigment
Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Britt Ekland
Color, Archival Pigment
Fan Mail (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Poolside, Beaches
Color, Archival Pigment
Charter Ketch (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Poolside, Pool
Color, Archival Pigment
Gasthof Post Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Ski, Vintage Poolside
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Porto Rotondo, #1 Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure
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Family Pool, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Lake Forest, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Vintage Sport
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$6,100
H 48 in W 72 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Clifftop Pool, Barranca, Estate Edition, Midcentury architecture in Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
'Capri Tan' Estate Edition, 1968, Italy: vintage 60s beach fashion
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Vintage Punta Tragara, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Photography, Coastal, Vintage
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Palermo (formerly Taormina Pool), Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand
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Sunbathing in Arizona, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Esther Williams in Florida, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Esther Williams in Florida, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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Esther Williams in Florida, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy
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$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
Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take
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$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Saint-Tropez Boucherie, French Riviera, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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Oberon's Lunch, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, full of sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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Oberon's Lunch, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, full of sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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Pagoda Poolhouse, Estate Edition, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
poolhouse designed by John Volk. Slim Aarons Pagoda Poolhouse Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons
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'Family Pool' Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Lake Forest, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Vintage Sport
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Oberon's Lunch, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, full of sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
vita, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Photography, Coastal, Vintage Seventies, 1970s
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La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
vita, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Photography, Coastal, Vintage Seventies, 1970s
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$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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Gasthof Post Pool, Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Ski, Vintage Poolside
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$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a
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$1,800
H 10 in W 12 in
Palermo Pool, Estate Edition (with notes from Taormina)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, full of sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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$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
of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Saint-Tropez Boucherie, French Riviera, Estate Edition Photograph, Classic Red
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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Palermo Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand
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Palermo Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand
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Palermo Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand
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Palermo Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sunshine and escapism. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand
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$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Saint-Tropez Boucherie, French Riviera, Estate Edition Photograph, 1971
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Saint-Tropez Boucherie, Estate Edition, French Riviera 1971
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of top Instagram influencers. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer
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$956
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 0.4 in
Endless Summer, pop art, landscape, swimming, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
inspiration from some of Jack's favourite artists - from Hockney to Slim Aarons. The idyllic poolside scene
Giclée, Paper
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons, Poolside in Arizona (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside in Arizona 1973. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition
C Print
Slim Aarons At The Von Pantzs
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs, 1967 Chromogenic Lambda Print 30 x 40 inches Estate stamped
C Print
Poolside Backgammon (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Glamour. Closely aligned with Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Aarons declined to join
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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.
Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.