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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Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm unframed.
' Poolside Party ' 1970
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Snorkelling In The Shallows (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkeling In The Shallows (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A group of people snorkeling off a small boat in Malta, circa 1959.
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Palace Hotel (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palace Hotel (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
The Palace Hotel in Gstaad,
1961.
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Campbell Falls Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Campbell Falls Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A family enjoy a picnic on the bank of the Whiting River near Campbell Falls,
Massachusetts...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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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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Saint-Tropez Beach, Estate Edition, French Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Saint-Tropez Beach, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of sunbathers on the French Riviera, August 1971. Colorful coral red and mint green umbrellas shelte...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Melina Mercouri
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1925 - 1994) sitting at a street cafe in Athens, 1961 (
Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 50.8 x 50.8 cm’s ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Poolside Friendship' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Friendship' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Slim Aarons 'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Slim Aa...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Chalet Costi 1968 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Chalet Costi
Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition.
Produced utilising the only original t...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Portofino - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Portofino
1985, The most exclusive fishing village in Italy, Portofino, on Italy’s Ligurian coast.
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Palm Bay Club' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Bay Club' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Silver Gelatin
'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964.
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed Later
Slim Aar...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
'Hotel Du Cap' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Holidaymakers at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes on the French Riviera, 1969.
Produced from the original transpare...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Saint-Tropez Boucherie 1971 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Saint-Tropez Boucherie - Oversize
A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971.
(Photo by Sli...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills.
This i...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Palm Beach Idyll, Estate Edition, Christmas Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsuit and a chic straw sunhat adorned with a vibrant red ribbon.
Dominating the scene is a tropical holiday tree and candy cane themed umbrella, situated between two palm trees, further accentuated by a tray filled with neatly wrapped holiday gifts. The creative interplay between the inverted triangle of the chair and the conventional triangle of the umbrella culminates in a balanced yet dynamic composition.
With the midcentury tropical beach setting and warm orange color palette, this festive Slim Aarons photograph transcends seasons, making it a timeless piece to appreciate year-round.
Slim Aarons
Palm Beach Idyll...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Verbier Vacation, Estate Edition, Swiss Alps Mountain Snow Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss Alps, 1964: This landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holiday-makers taking in the sunset on a white snowy mountain top in Verbier, Swit...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Princess Bianca
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Princess Bianca Hanau-Schaumburg at her Gstaad chalet, 1985.
Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 60" inches / ca 101.6 x 152.4cm’s paper size.
Estate St...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Estate Edition Photograph: Poolside in Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' 1976 photograph of bathers at the Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, is a masterful capture of vintage glamour and the epitome of Mediterranean elegance. This iconic image, steeped in the lore of the French Riviera, juxtaposes the serene turquoise pool with the rugged beauty of the coastline, creating a visual dialogue between nature and human ingenuity. The composition, featuring sunbathers in minimal swimwear against a backdrop of majestic rocks and distant mountains, evokes a timeless sense of leisure and luxury. Aarons' lens immortalizes a moment in time where the world's elite converge to bask in the sun-drenched splendor of this legendary retreat.
The Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, made famous by F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night," has long been a sanctuary for the titans of literature, film, art, music, politics, and high society. This photograph not only captures the physical allure of the locale but also its storied history as a playground for the influential and the illustrious, which includes figures from literature and music (Cole Porter, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stefan Zweig, Noël Coward), film (Marlene Dietrich, Alain Delon, Elizabeth Taylor, who brought all of her husbands there, and every Hollywood A-lister in town for Cannes), art (Chagall, Picasso, Matisse), music (John and Yoko, Jane and Serge, Ella Fitzgerald), politics (Churchill, De Gaulle, the Kennedys), and high society (the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson). Aarons' work, with its precise attention to color and composition, invites collectors to own a piece of this casual glamor, where every detail speaks to a legacy of opulence and sophistication.
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (Printed Later)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
6 sizes available
Framing options available
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
* Undercurrent Projects is 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 *
Antibes is a resort town between Cannes and Nice on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). It’s known for its old town enclosed by 16th-century ramparts with the star-shaped Fort Carré. This overlooks luxury yachts moored at the Port Vauban marina. The forested Cap d’Antibes peninsula, dotted with grand villas, separates Antibes from Juan-les-Pins, a chic resort with buzzing nightlife and the Jazz à Juan music festival.
Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. He's also been credited with inspiring the sun-soaked, escapist style of top Instagram influencers.
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.”
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Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc photograph, Vintage Antibes...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Model Friend
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York model, Jean Adams and friend share a drink on the beach at Acapulco, 1952
Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76.2 x 76.2cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Colle...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Saint-Tropez Boucherie - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Boucherie
A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971.
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed Later
Sli...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Palm Springs Party, Estate Edition. From the Poolside Series
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial designer Raymond Loewy (189...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, C Z & Friends in a Model T, Palm Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite, C. Z. Guest, ( aka Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with her personalized Ford Model T t...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, View From Il Pellicano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
View From Il Pellicano, 1991
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Aerial view with sunbathers and parasols and, dotted w...
Category
1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
C Print
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Skiers waiting for the c...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' Midcentury Modern Photography - Food
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Skiers waiting for the c...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
'Dali And Gala' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dali And Gala' 1955
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize
Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife Gala (1894 – 1982) on a terrace at the Ritz Hotel, Madrid.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Silver Gelatin Print
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of authenticity supplied
Archive stamped and numbered in ink on the front
Paper size 20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm
Printed 2020
OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE :
12 x 12 / 30 x 30 cm
16 x 16 / 40 x 40 cm
20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm
30 x 30 / 76 x 76 cm
40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm
50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm
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.
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
b/w black and white relaxing taking a break cafe restaurant dining art...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Fullers 1970 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Fullers - Oversize
Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Monocled Miss, Estate Edition (German model Renata Boeck in 1960s New York)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German fashion model Renata Boeck (wearing a monocle) enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. She is wearing a black monocle and a fur-lined turquoise robe as she reads the morning paper, propped up against sumptuous yellow pillows. Morning light pours through the sheer curtains...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970.
Paper size 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
P...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lounging In Verbier - Super Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Chromogenic print
size 72 x 48" inches / 183 x 122 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
ski skiing winter sports...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sa...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color
Viscountess Isabelle Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Viscountess Isabelle
1981
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
The Viscountess Isabelle on board a yacht in the harbour at Monte Carlo, 1981.
unframed
c type print
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Pantz Pool 1985 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pantz Pool' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella home, September 1985...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Princess
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included.
C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
Crisp de...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel' by Slim Aarons
The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958.
A couple dressed elegantly in all white tennis outfits with rackets in hand, wander past the...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Faithful Couple 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Faithful Couple
Singer Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones stand in front of a gilt framed portrait in Castletown Mansion, Eire, August 1968.
40x30” / 76x101 c...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Positano Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Positano Beach
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979.
Gorgeous print measu...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Sun Worship' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sun Worship' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Produced from t...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Top People's Eatery, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glass roofed Garden Court of the...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
'Lounging In Verbier' 1964 Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' 1964
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
Produced from the original tran...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Top People's Eatery, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glass roofed Garden Court of the...
Category
1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Lambda
Top People's Eatery, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glass roofed Garden Court of the...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Sunbathing In Venice, Italy, 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 sunbatheing, wearing a novelty straw sun hat with built-in sunglasses, Venice.
Th...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Edition - Saks Fifth Avenue
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955.
photo by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Silver Gelatin
Esther Williams, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a F...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Klosters 1963 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Klosters
Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963.
Paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1957—Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking.
Slim Aarons
Tennis in the Bahamas, ...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Waters
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
40 x 40 inches
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a wine...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
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 ...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - New England Skiing 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Produce...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Penthouse Pool 1961 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Penthouse Pool - Oversize
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Chromogenic print
paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm
unframed
printed later
edition size 150 only
certificate of authenticity supplied
numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
summer summery greece travel...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
C Print, Color
'Poolside In Sotogrande' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Sotogrande' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Color
Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool' - Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Nice Pool'
1955. American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs. F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the o...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The 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.