Slim Aarons 'St Tropez Garden' (Slim Aarons Estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with certificate of authenticity from the estate. An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez
1980s Modern Color Photography
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Slim Aarons 'St Tropez Garden' (Slim Aarons Estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with certificate of authenticity from the estate. An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez
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Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool
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Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool
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Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool
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Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons St-Tropez Boucherie Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 60 x 40 inches
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Slim Aarons 'Beach At St. Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Pool In St Tropez 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Pool In St Tropez 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool In St Tropez 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool In St Tropez 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
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Slim Aarons George Hamilton St Tropez
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, on the French Riviera, August 1977. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications
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Slim Aarons, 'Beach at St Tropez' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. Slim Aarons Beach at St Tropez Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons, 'Beach at St Tropez' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. Slim Aarons Beach at St Tropez Slim Aarons
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St Tropez Garden Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
St Tropez Garden 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition An elegant woman poses
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St Tropez Garden Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
St Tropez Garden 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition An elegant woman poses
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'Beach At St. Tropez' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beach At St. Tropez' Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. A stunning scene of
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons The High Life 1977. (printed later) C print
C Print
Beach at St. Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beach at St. Tropez, 1977 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life in St Tropez'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
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Port Life, St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Port Life, St Tropez, 1977 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
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Pool In St Tropez 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool In St Tropez 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez
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Pool In St Tropez 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool In St Tropez 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez
Archival Pigment
$3,600
Slim Aarons, 'Beach At St. Tropez' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. Slim Aarons Beach At St. Tropez 1977 C
C Print
Pool In St Tropez Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool In St Tropez 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests around the pool
Archival Pigment
$4,200
Slim Aarons, 'Pool In St Tropez' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons Pool In St Tropez
C Print
'St Tropez Garden' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'St Tropez Garden' An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez, August 1977. Paper Size
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'Pool In St Tropez' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool In St Tropez' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Guests around the pool at a
Color
$4,900
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers on the beach at St
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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
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Slim Aarons, Pool At Saint Tropez
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool At St Tropez, France, circa 1970 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of
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St Tropez Garden
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez, August 1977. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches
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St. Tropez Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images Archive in London. All photographs are
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St Tropez Garden
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez, August 1977. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches
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St Tropez Garden
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez, August 1977. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches
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St Tropez Garden
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant woman poses in a garden in St Tropez, August 1977. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches
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Beach at St Tropez
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later 40 x
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George Hamilton, St Tropez, 1977
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, on the French Riviera, August 1977. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications
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Slim Aarons, 'The High Life' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim
C Print
Saint Tropez 1971 - Sunbathing French Riviera St Tropez Beach Harbour Port
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Tropez 1971 - Sunbathing French Riviera St Tropez Beach Harbour Port by Slim Aarons 16 x 20
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Slim Aarons 'The High Life'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine
C Print
Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches by Slim Aarons 16
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Saint-Tropez Beach, Estate Edition, French Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Saint-Tropez Beach Estate Edition Photograph, French Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Saint-Tropez Beach Estate Edition Photograph, French Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Saint-Tropez Beach, Estate Edition Photograph, French Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Rowing Off Sicily, Estate Edition (Taormina, Italy: rocky turquoise seascape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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Rowing Off Sicily, Estate Edition (Taormina, Italy: rocky turquoise seascape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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Rowing Off Sicily, Estate Edition (Taormina, Italy: rocky turquoise seascape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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Rowing Off Sicily, Estate Edition (Taormina, Italy: rocky turquoise seascape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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Pool At Porto Rotondo, Estate Edition (Sardinia, Italy)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Pool At Porto Rotondo, Estate Edition (Sardinia, Italy)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez
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Slim Aarons, Pool in St-Tropez, 1960s, c-print, Estate Stamped Limited Ed of 150
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Beach' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Beach' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, St Tropez, Vintage Pools, Vintage St Tropez, Vintage
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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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