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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: 20th Century
Period: 1970s
Period: 1960s
Artist: Slim Aarons
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Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 196...
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Commander Whitehead Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Commander Whitehead 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Commander Edward Whitehead (1908 – 1978), the public face of Schweppes, leans on a silver Rolls Royce at...
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Hotel Du Palais Biarritz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Palais Biarritz 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The curved beachside pool at the Hotel du Palais Biarritz, Biarritz, France, September 1985. unfra...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Las Vegas Luxury Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury 1954 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. unframe...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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On The Sugarbush Slopes Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
On The Sugarbush Slopes 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Stockbroker A Albert Sack Jr playing backgammon with Betsy Pickering on a polar bear rug...
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Poolside Catwalk Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Catwalk 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer J...
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Hotel Taormina Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. unframed c type print printed 202...
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Garden Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Garden Party 1970: An elegant garden party in Miami, Florida. 16×16 inches paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited ...
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'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas - on ...
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'Caracalla Therme' 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Caracalla Therme' A woman experiences the Caracalla Therme spa in Baden-Baden, September 1990. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. T...
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Slim Aarons - Antigua Beach Club - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Antigua Beach Club The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s. Estate Sta...
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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering 1968
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in A...
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North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
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Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the ...
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Nicely Coiffed, France, Estate Edition, Cityscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a poodle entering a barber shop on a street in Deauville, Normandy, France. This is an estate sta...
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Slim Aarons 'Hotel Punta Tragara, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Punta Tragara on Capri, Italy, August 1974. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Slim Aarons...
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'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Fishing Boats' A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ice-skating by Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Zermatt Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48" inches / ca 182.8 x 121.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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Slim Aarons - Bermuda Style - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A swimming pool in the grounds of a house in Bermuda, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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'Positano Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Positano Beach' Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Paper size 72 x 48 inches / 183 x 122 cm Es...
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Skiing At Courchevel, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers on the slopes at Courchevel, France, 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Modern estate edit...
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Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...
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Slim Aarons - Relaxing at Lake Tahoe - Estate stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Step into the big Blue with this sumptuous scene of people relaxing on a hot summer's day around the swimming pool, with lilos and parasols, overlooking Lake Tahoe in California. A classic 'Slim...
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Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Pool Party - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Pool Party A party by James Pendleton’s pool in Beverly Hills, California, 1952. Pendleton’s house was later bought by Hollywood director Robert Evans...
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Snorkelling In Malta, Estate Edition, Aerial Seascape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s aerial landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped ...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Dolores Del Rio
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 - 1983, right) poses with a friend in Acapulco, Mexico, 1952 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Est...
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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 1960 Fiber Print Estate...
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1960s American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Silver Gelatin

Portfino 1985 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Portfino 1985 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The most exclusive fishing village in Italy, Portofino, on Italy’s Ligurian coast 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D'Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estat...
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Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Chalet Costi
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Chalet Costi Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Bermudan Hostess
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bermudan Hostess Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father’s typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her own design of Thaibok slacks and shirt for a ride in an open carriage, Be...
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Slim Aarons 'Skiing In St. Moritz, Palace Hotel'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing In St. Moritz 1983 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace H...
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Cap Juluca Hotel 1992 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cap Juluca Hotel 1992 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Patricia and Margaret O’Neil at the Cap Juluca Hotel in Cap Juluca, Anguilla, 1992 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Es...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Dubonnet Dinner, French Riviera, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a formal dinner organised by Dubonnet on the French Riviera. This is an estate stamped a...
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Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool, January 1975 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. 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. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool...
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The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
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'Zermatt Skiing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Zermatt Skiing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 51 x 61 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Aja...
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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Zermatt Skiing, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Zermatt Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by...
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Antigua Beach Club, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Slim Aarons Antigua Beach Club, 1960 Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive the next number in the edition Modern printing from original transparency C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface 30 x 20 Inches $3,000 40 x 30 Inches $3,350 60 x 40 inches $3,950 72 x 48 inches $4,500 Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. 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. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. 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. Internal: Slim Aarons, Vintage...
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Slim Aarons: Snowmass Village Helicopter (SLim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Snowmass Gathering Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. 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. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. * We are pleased to represent 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 * Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. 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. Internal: Slim Aarons, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Colorado, Ski Photography, Helicopter, Winter Scene, Snowscape, Snow Photography...
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Eden-Roc Hotel du Cap 1976 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper si...
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La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava in Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino, wearing a blue swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava in green. Both wear vintage bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the deep marine blue waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, 1958. Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate 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 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. 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 * From a recent Vogue article on the photography of Slim Aarons: "The iconic Capri is always teeming with a variety of hotels, each more beautiful than the last. A stone's throw from the Villa Malaparte from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Contempt, the Faraglioni cliffs plunging into the turquoise of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the colorful houses that climb the bay. The Hotel Punta Tragara was one of Slim Aarons' favorite spots in Italy." # Vintage Capri, Vintage dolce vita, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Poolside...
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Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in th...
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Black Tie Poolside 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Black Tie Poolside 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition A formal party by a swimming pool in the Algarve, Portugal, June 1973 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool...
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Lech Ice Bar, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and sta...
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Skiing Waiter, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skating cocktail waiter at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Sli...
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The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez 16 x 20...
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Catherine Wilke 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island o...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Hotel Punta Tragara, Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Punta Tragara on Capri, Italy, August 1974. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Slim Aarons Villa d'Este Chromogenic Lam...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Jazz Scooter: Louis Armstrong and Lucille Brown in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa scooter as her husband Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) displays his musical appreciation of the ancient Colosseum in Rome. Slim Aarons Jazz S...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Cortina D'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons is a vibrant testa...
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1980s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Society' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jim Kimberly and his wife (far left) and friends with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, Kimberly acts as Honorary Consul of Jordan. April 1968. (Slim Aarons / Getty Images) Slim Aarons Palm Beach Society...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Palm Beach Idyll, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida. This is an estate stamped and hand ...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons art for sale on 1stDibs.

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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