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Slim Aarons Art

American, 1916-2006

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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Period: 1960s
Artist: Slim Aarons
Fishing On Honeymoon Porch
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sailing boats in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, April 1964. 16 x 20 inches $2150 12 x 16 inches $1800 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwid...
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Paraglider, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young blonde woman preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco. This is an estate stampe...
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Slim Aarons 'St Moritz Skiers' (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Slim Aarons St Moritz Skiers 1978Printed Later. Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wit...
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Slim Aarons - At Lyford Cay - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - At Lyford Cay - Estate Stamped Guests sunbathing by the pool at the Lyford Cay Club in the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Isla...
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Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960 Slim Aarons Digging for Clams on Black Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edit...
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Arturo Pani's Villa
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The swimming pool at Arturo Pani's villa, Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibr...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Checkered Flag 1963 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Checkered Flag The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim ...
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Slim Aarons 'Digging for Clams' 1960 Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, with a sailboat on the sand behind them and joined by their dog in Massachusetts Bay...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. 30 x 30" / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed ...
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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 waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riv...
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Caleta Beach, Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A high angle view of Caleta Beach (aka Morning Beach) in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961. The Hotel Boca Chica can be seen to the right. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 2...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Porto Ercole
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969 Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76.2 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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Loving Look?, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1968: Film star Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) gazes at his third wife Leslie Allen while relaxing at the Quisisana Hotel, Capri. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate ...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Caleta Beach, Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A couple walk on Caleta Beach holding hands, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968 (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C Type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76.2 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords beach sand white light blue dark blue paradise on earth coastline crystalline water paradise beach life Caleta Beach Acapulco woman relaxing bikini women fashion late 60s Gulf of Mexico waves big waves swimming white sandy brown beach...
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No Surrender, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features children playing 'Ring a Ring o' Roses' on a street marked with graffiti reading 'No Surr...
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Decked In Finery, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Leisure and Fashion
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Leisure and Fashion - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A woman watching a poolside fashion show at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords early 60s 60s 1960s ladies fashions relaxation leisure women fashion swimming pool fashion show palm trees green garden edges sunny hot day sunshine catwalk lady in bikini 60s bikini...
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Decked In Finery, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Dining At The Eagle Club
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club in the ski resort of Gstaad, Switzerland, 1969. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photogra...
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Paraglider 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paraglider Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 12x16” / 30 x 41 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection...
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The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A swimming pool, seen through the fronds of a palm tree, with two people swimming and a group of people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is...
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Slim Aarons - Merle Oberon - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Merle Oberon - Estate Stamped Indian-born actress Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) with her husband, Italian industrialist Bruno Pagliai, in the...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Digging For Clams 1960 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print P...
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Pop And Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society, 1968. 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 f...
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Slim Aarons 'Yacht Holiday' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Yacht Holiday' by Slim Aarons On the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, 1967. A group of bronzed young women enjoy the hot Spanish sun aboard a yacht in the glamorous S...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Stamped Edition - Sea Drive Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sea Drive by Slim Aarons Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an 'Amphicar' across the harbour at Nassau. The children are Bianca ...
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Tania Mallet 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tania Mallet, 1961 Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Masterson in the...
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El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain. 20x30” / 51 x 76 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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Penthouse Pool 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 12 x 12” / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aar...
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Slim Aarons Winter Suntans
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. Circa 1960's Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aaro...
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Surfing Brothers
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. Their father introduced the sport to the club in the 1930's. Comp...
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'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation' Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964. 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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Mrs. Leland Hayward, 'The Jansen Shop', New York City, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1964, Mrs Leland Hayward, better known as Pamela Churchill Harriman, who later became US Ambassador to France, at her antiques shop 'The Jansen Shop', New York City. Complimentary d...
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'Skiers At Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Skiers At Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1964: Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. Produced from the original transparency Certi...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - On The Slopes Of Sugarbush
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - On The Slopes Of Sugarbush - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Three skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960. The Sugarbush resort is one of the largest ski resorts in New England (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-Type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 30" inches / ca 50.8 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords skiing in the 60s 1960 skiing in USA winter in Vermont sunny day in the slopes dark blue light blue white snow skiing clothes blue and white woo;;en hats blue trousers white jumpers...
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Friendship'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Friendship 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art...
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'Klosters' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Klosters' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963. Produced from the original transpare...
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'Tania Mallet' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role...
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Paradise Island, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versailles Gardens and the French Cloister at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island, opposite Nassau on the Bahamas, May 1968. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity in...
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'All Mine' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'All Mine' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, he acts as Hono...
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'Chalet Costi' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Chalet Costi' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968. Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity suppli...
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'Tram Turntable' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tram Turntable' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960. Produced from the original transparency C...
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'Verbier View' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. Produced from the original transparency Certificate of au...
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'Snowmass Picnic' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Picnic' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1967: A stand-up fondue picnic for fashionable skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty miles of tra...
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'Penthouse Pool' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Penthouse Pool' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Produced from the original transparency Certificate of...
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Slim and Sphinx, Estate Edition: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at Shepheard's
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard's night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. Two gold and turquoise sphinxes flank the DJ, who is posed behind two record players and before a glittering sculpture. Hyatt is often credited as the first disco DJ in the US. Initially hired by Oliver Coquelin upon the opening of Le Club, Hyatt quickly became one of the most revered figures in the emerging disco scene. He also DJed at Doubles from 1984 to 1995, and has been called by the painter and bandleader Peter Duchin “the first discotheque artist in New York." Slim and Sphinx, 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Chromogenic Lambda C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface Printed Later Collector will get the next number in the edition Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. Recent articles credit his work with inspiring the casually flawless style of top Instagram influencers, full of sunshine and escapism. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage New York, Vintage glamour, 60's glamour, Vintage DJ...
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Slim Aarons 'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C p...
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Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the...
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'Dolores Guinness' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dolores Guinness' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Dolores Guinness catches the sun’s last rays in Costa Smerelda, Sardinia. (Photo by Slim Aarons) C Pr...
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Slim Aarons 'Skiers At Verbier' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Skiers At Verbier' 1964: Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Palm Beach Street 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilis...
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Slim Aarons - Palm Beach Party - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach Party - Estate Stamped Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). A pool party in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'beautiful people in beautiful places, doing beautiful things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph, limited edition to 150 only, numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring an large 30 x 30" inches / ca 76x76 cm's. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations is complimentary. GALERIE PRINTS works in close partnership with the prestigious Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate, London England - to bring you officially certified prints from this beautiful collection. Our prints are produced as Original Colour C-type or Black & White Silver Gelatin Photographs – utilising the original transparencies and negatives housed at the Archive. Dining and cocktails party palm beach poolside...
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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Olden 1961 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Olden - Oversize People carry their skis past the Hotel Olden in Gstaad, 1961. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic print paper size 30 x 30" inch...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Jhelum River 1961 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. The boat is called the ‘HB Cutty Sark’. Slim Aarons Chromogenic. C print Pri...
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Slim Aarons 'Funk In Tuscany' 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Funk In Tuscany' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Italian fashion designer, model, and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Itali...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Life In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A woman sitting in a hanging chair while having a drink in a bar in the Bahamas, in April 1967. A group of drinkers stand and sit at the bar in the background. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C Type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 30" inches / ca 50.8 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords Caribbean Sea luxury island Bahamas yacht club yachts boating in the Caribbean vivid colors red yellow blue white emerald green light green blue sky light blue clouds palm trees wonderful life people having fun relaxing time summer weather hot and sunny day white sand beach bikinis...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Sunbathing In Porto Ercole
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A woman sunbathing on a balcony overlooking the harbour of Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy, August 1969 (Photo by Slim Aarons) ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Curling At St. Moritz
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963 (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomis...
Category

1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

C Print, Color

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Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in c print, archival pigment print, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Slim Aarons art, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Bob Willoughby, and Pico Garcez. Slim Aarons art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,500 and tops out at $6,230, while the average work can sell for $3,950.
Questions About Slim Aarons Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer Slim is Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he 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. 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. Shop a collection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Slim Aarons is arguably the best-known photographer of the rich and famous, although many other photographers have also taken photos of celebrities. However, Aarons stands out for having captured the 20th century’s international jet set and creating images that are at once candid and polished. Some notable people he immortalized in his images include Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kennedy, Imelda Marcos and Mick Jagger. Find a variety of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. 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 selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.

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