Black Pearl Trippers 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
They are sailing off North Shore, Boston, around Manchester and Marblehead harbors, Essex County, Massachusetts. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection ...
Archival Pigment
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
His work immortalized Hollywood icons, European aristocrats, and global socialites, shaping the aesthetic of aspirational living. Each Estate Edition print is an official release fro...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Funk In Tuscany' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Funk In Tuscany' Italian fashion designer, model, and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brionvega Radiofonograph RR126 stereo syst...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Digging for Clams' 1960 Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Han...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Having A Topping Time' 1959 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Having A Topping Time' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamp...
Archival Pigment
'Tennis In The Bahamas' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Han...
Archival Pigment
An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
His work immortalized Hollywood icons, European aristocrats, and global socialites, shaping the aesthetic of aspirational living. Each Estate Edition print is an official release fro...
Silver Gelatin
An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
His work immortalized Hollywood icons, European aristocrats, and global socialites, shaping the aesthetic of aspirational living. Each Estate Edition print is an official release fro...
Silver Gelatin
'Nice Pool' 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 only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in ink on the front Blind embo...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo Beach Club' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo Beach Club' Guests around the pool at the Monte Carlo Beach Club, Monaco, August 1970. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
Archival Pigment
Desert House Party 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Featured in the group are: industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893 – 1986, centre, standing), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and Helen Dzo Dzo (second from...
Archival Pigment
$5,400
'Katharine Hepburn' 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 only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in ink on the front Blind embo...
Archival Pigment
'Newport Mainstays' 1987 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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 Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand...
Color, Archival Pigment
'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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 Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand...
Archival Pigment
$3,600
'Poolside Friendship' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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 Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand...
Color, Archival Pigment
White Pagoda 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Today about 5,00 still remain of which this white pagoda, Ananda, built in 1091, is one, circa 1970. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
C Print
White Pagoda 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Today about 5,00 still remain of which this white pagoda, Ananda, built in 1091, is one, circa 1970. 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Capote At Home' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Han...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in ink on the front Blind embo...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official estate stamped edition - Saint-Tropez Boucherie
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Print measuring an extra large 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool In St Tropez' Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool On Amalfi Coast' 1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150...
Archival Pigment
$3,900
Slim Aarons 'Pool By The Sea' 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
Archival Pigment
$4,200
Slim Aarons 'Pool By The Sea' 1985 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' A swimming pool and lounge deck over the sea at Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, 1985. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool On Amalfi Coast' 1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 15...
Archival Pigment
$4,200
Slim Aarons 'Pool By The Sea' 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool At El Cuarton' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At El Cuarton' Bathers at a pool in El Cuarton, Costa de la Luz, Spain, August 1971. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Cortina D’Ampezzo View' 1982 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Cortina D’Ampezzo View' A group of skiers admire the view across the valley at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Coll...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Maccioni By His Pool' 1991 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Maccioni By His Pool' Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
Archival Pigment
Westin Excelsior (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Color, Archival Pigment
Acapulco Rocks (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Color, Archival Pigment
Arts Festival (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Color, Archival Pigment
Barbados Bliss (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Color, Archival Pigment
Antigua Beach Club (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society,
Color, Archival Pigment
Bermuda View (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society,
Color, Archival Pigment
Bermuda Style (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society,
Color, Archival Pigment
Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society, Architecture
Color, Archival Pigment
Dolly Fritz (1961) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Color, Archival Pigment
De Rosieres (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, High Society, Art, Artist, Photography, Vintage, Retro, Sport, Black and White, Photography
Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society, Architecture
Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro, Vintage, High Society, Architecture
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Katharine Hepburn' 1953 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Han...
C Print
Palm Beach Society 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Society, 1968 Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his white sports car on the shores of Lake Worth, Florida, April 1968. 30x40” / 76x101 cm ...
Archival Pigment
Sunbathing On Capri 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980...
Archival Pigment
Leisure In Antibes 1969 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Leisure In Antibes A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. 60x40” / 101x...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Moritz' Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
Archival Pigment
Neo-Classical Pool 1985 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. 12x16” / 30 x 41 cm - paper s...
Archival Pigment
Neo-Classical Pool 1985 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. 12x16” / 30 x 41 cm - paper s...
Archival Pigment
Pop And Society 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society, 1968 From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed p...
Archival Pigment
Desert House Party 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Featured in the group are: industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893 – 1986, centre, standing), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and Helen Dzo Dzo (second from...
Archival Pigment
Capote At Home 1958 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. 1958. 12 x 12” / 30 x 30 cm paper siz...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Relaxing At Lake Tahoe' 1959 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Relaxing At Lake Tahoe' A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Archival Pigment
Pebble Beach Hunt 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
His work immortalized Hollywood icons, European aristocrats, and global socialites, shaping the aesthetic of aspirational living. Each Estate Edition print is an official release fro...
Archival Pigment
Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stam...
Archival Pigment
Chateau Saint-Martin 1986 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The building was once a Commanderie of the Knights Templar, dating back to the 12th century 16 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
Archival Pigment
C.Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stam...
Archival Pigment
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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