$4,900
H 48 in W 72 in
Slim Aarons - Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front
C Print
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Riva Boats Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Waterskiing from the Hotel Du
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the
Archival Pigment
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the
Archival Pigment
$5,700
H 50 in W 50 in D 0.1 in
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Riva Boats At Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Motorboats moored off the
Archival Pigment
$6,100
H 48 in W 72 in
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front
C Print
$1,800
H 10 in W 12 in
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
Lambda
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
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
Lambda
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
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
Lambda
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
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
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
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
Lambda
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
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
Lambda
Monte Carlo, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Park City, UT
. Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
C Print, Lambda
Sold
H 48 in W 72 in
Slim Aarons - Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front
C Print
Sold
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc Riva Boats Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Waterskiing from the Hotel
C Print, Color
Sold
H 40 in W 60 in
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front
C Print
Sold
H 48 in W 72 in
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front
C Print
Sold
H 12 in W 16 in
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
Lambda
'Las Brisas Hotel' Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas Hotel' Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101...
Color, Archival Pigment
$16,585 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
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 Capri Tan Hotel Punta Tragara, Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later...
Lambda
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$300
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Girl - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Girl' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted. Signed on the back and with ce...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$3,900Sale Price|35% Off
H 11 in W 14 in
Stripper Performers, Vintage Print, Black and White Photograph, Signed, 11x14
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Stripper Performers, Atlanta, 1996 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp and signed (back of photo) and hand-p...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons 'Unghia Marina' 1989 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Unghia Marina' A group of people stand on a terrace, at the Unghia Marina on the island of Capri, Italy, in September 1989. Trees dot the side of the marina while a flagpole rises...
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
Archival Pigment
$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
$7,015
H 72 in W 48 in
Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 72" x 48" paper size Photo by Sli...
Archival Pigment
$5,460
H 40 in W 30 in
Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. This is an...
Lambda
$6,100
H 48 in W 72 in
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess On Deck
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper size very large 72 x 4...
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
Archival Pigment
$5,400
H 40 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$3,787
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Holiday in Capri, July 1958 - Motorboats and Swimming in Water off Island Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Holiday in Capri - Motorboats and Swimming in Water off Island Capri by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Holiday i...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$6,100
H 48 in W 72 in
Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition - Pool By The Sea Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool By The Sea by Slim Aarons 1969 Guests and white umbrellas / parasols around the swimming pool at the infamously glamorous Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969 ne...
Color, 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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Life becomes art in figurative photography. Shared moments are captured and history is recorded in images of people and their lives.
Figurative photography is often used to describe a kind of photography in which people are the subject. Early black and white photography of people can be a glimpse into a past century — witness the celebrated work of photographers such as Ansel Adams or lesser-known artists like Berenice Abbott, for example. The cultural and social standards of the time are captured in these figurative photographs.
Mid-century photos might show the life and fashions of the day, sometimes with the shared thread of humanity, joy and love. Indeed, figurative photographs can be a source of inspiration and wonder, speaking of common life experiences and beauty. Vintage photos of celebrities and iconic actors can be valuable keepsakes as snapshots of a bygone era.
Just as if you were bringing paintings, prints or drawings into your space as part of the decor, there are many ways to arrange your figurative photography. Large photos can be statement pieces in a room. Smaller photographs can be placed on bookcases or on compact wall spaces to add an artistic element to a living room or a bedroom.
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