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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
Period: 1990s
Period: 1940s
Artist: Slim Aarons
Item Ships From: California
Ski Fashion at Sugarbush, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1930 - 2005) at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Vermont, December 1960. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authentic...
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Piazza Roma, a square in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Italian Alps, 1962. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons E...
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Freeport Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beach in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer...
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Iconic Estate Edition, 'Pop and Society, ' Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Pop and Society (Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger) Chromogenic lambda print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 1968: From lef...
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Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This mid-1960s winter portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a b...
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Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers outside the Ch...
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September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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Iconic Slim Aarons Estate photograph: 'Curling at St. Moritz'
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Pool on the Amalfi Coast Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aarons ...
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French Leave Hotel
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor Craig Kelly, at Eleuthera in The Bahamas, 1960. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 24 x 24 inche...
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Truman Capote, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Truman Capote Slim Aarons Estate Edition 1970: Author of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'In Cold Blood,' Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) and his dog in Palm Springs, California. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches $1350 Chromogenic Lambda print Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Estate stamped and hand-numbered edition of 150 with a certificate of authenticity from the estate. 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). 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 * 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. Internal: Vintage Literary photography, vintage writers, vintage glamour, vintage breakfast at tiffanys, in cold blood, vintage truman capote, 9150s, 50s, fifties, Brooklyn author, Breakfast at Tiffany's, In Cold Blood, author portrait...
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French Leave Hotel
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor Craig Kelly, at Eleuthera in The Bahamas, 1960. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 24 x 24 inche...
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Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers outside the Ch...
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Pool by the Sea, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by ...
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Out Islands
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sailing boats in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, April 1964. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches $2500 16 x 20 inches $2150 12 x 16 inches $1800 Complimentary dealer shipping to...
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Bahamas Signpost, Estate Edition (Nassau, Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Bimini, Exuma)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 20 x 16 inches $2500 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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). Internal: Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, vintage Bahamas...
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Palm Bay Club
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965 Slim Aarons Palm Bay Club Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Num...
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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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Bettina Graziani, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 - 2015) adjusting the sail of a boat, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Sl...
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Poolside Secrets, Estate Edition, Slim Aarons Palm Beach Collection
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flo Smith (left) and Lily Pulitzer share a secret at a pool party, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1961. Description and alt text: In this classic image of midcentury poolside glamour, two suntanned white women share a moment by the sparkling blue and green reflective swimming pool. Flo Smith wears a breezy straw hat and sailor striped top with white shorts, and Lily Pulitzer wears a mod Grecian vase print and coral pants, and a vibrant pink kerchief. The figures in the foreground are in crisp detail, and the lush background of palm trees and cool blue sky is in soft focus. There is a beautiful contrast between the soft-focus background foliage and its graphic, bright reflection in the pool in the middle ground. Flo holds a white bag and her nails are painted red, echoing the trim of her hat. Pulitzer wears a jade bracelet, echoing the jade of the pool and her top, and her nails are natural. A blue cabana can be seen in the background. Flo holds an arm around Lily's waist, and Lily lightly tips the corner of Flo's hat. This is a perfect image for a collector of classic photography, midcentury glamour, or iconic friendship. Color chips for complementary decorative shades of soft red, deep pink, delft blue (sky), and jade greens (pool, palms and poolside foliage) can be seen in slideshow. 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 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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. 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). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of photography, negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, 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 tags are vintage glamour, vintage Palm Beach, midcentury glamour featuring Lily Pulitzer, Slim Aarons, classic midcentury photography, perfect reflection, iconic friendship, historic glamour, red, pink, blue and green, turquoise and jade...
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Skiers in Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive th...
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Porto Rotondo, #1 Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Visual Descript...
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Porto Ercole, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will r...
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Marbella House Party, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain. This is an estate...
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Motorboats In Antibes Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Motorboats moored on the coast near the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. Slim Aarons Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
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Actor George Hamilton and model Alana Collins in Capri, Grand Hotel Quisisana.
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actor George Hamilton and model Alana Collins in the fashion parade on Capri during a fashion festival at the Grand Hotel Quisisana in 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate o...
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Ski Slope In St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers (bottom) on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Co...
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Freeport Yachts
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yachts in a marina in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to ...
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Bettina Graziani with a small yacht, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, Estate Ed.
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French fashion model Bettina Graziani wading in the shallow waters of Costa Smeralda, pulling a small yacht behind her, in Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Visual description: This iconic photograph features a woman in a green bikini swimsuit and yellow hair wrap leading a small boat with a red and white sail and sunfish logo. In the background is a bright white villa and small sculptural trees, in crisp contrast to the sparkling water turquoise pool. The bright red diagonal strips of the boat's sail draw the eye down and across the picture to figure, who creates small waves as she wades through the blue water towards the right edge of the picture plane, creating an overall satisfying sense of cheerful motion and activity. Slim Aarons Bettina Graziani Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 60 x 60 inches $5100 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 16 x 16 inches $2150 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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. 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). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, 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 French Fashion Model, Vintage European Glamour, Vintage Sport, Swimming, Boating, Vintage Holiday...
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Island Lookout
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
May 1968: Nattily dressed, W Clifford Klenk with his telescope and his wife, Hope in their Hog island house. 30 x 30 inches $3350 24 x 24 inches $3000 20 x 20 inches $2500 12 x 1...
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Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers outside the Ch...
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Spot The Ball
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1960: A polo match at the Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Massachusetts. The club was so named because of the near-sightedness of its original members. 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x ...
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Hamilton Hostess
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mrs George Davenport Aldrich and dogs on the lawn of her estate in Hamilton, Massachusetts, circa 1960. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 24 x 24 inches $3000 Complimenta...
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. Bathers gather on the decks of three turquoise pools, set against green trees and vibrant pink and red flowers. Cheery red and white fringed...
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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 S...
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Out Islands
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sailing boats in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, April 1964. 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches $2500 16 x 20 inches $2150 12 x 16 inches $1800 Complimentary dealer shipping to...
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Freeport Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beach in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer...
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Racquet Club Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) with Dorothy Webb and Mrs Charles Rogers in the pool at the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Club p...
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Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a helicopter arriving at a mo...
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Waiting in the Shade, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman shelters under a parasol on a beach on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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Snow Round the Pool, Vail, Colorado, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964. Slim Aarons Snow Round The Pool Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Slim Aarons Estate Edition Other sizes available from Undercurrent Projects: 60 x 60 inches $5100 (giclee) 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 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. 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 Slim Aarons, Vintage Vail Photograph, 1960s Photography, Vintage Colorado, Vintage Vail Glamour, Midcentury modern photograph...
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Twice Blessed, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960: Framed in a rustic window, member of the so called 'black aristocracy' who trace their ancestry back to the papal courts, Princess Laudomia Hercolani, wife of Prince Hercolani and daughter of Prince and Princess del Drago...
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Villa Vera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The bar at the Villa Vera Hotel Spa and Racquet Club in Acapulco, January 1968. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer thi...
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Skiers In St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive...
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Caleta Beach, Acapulco Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A couple walk on Caleta Beach holding hands, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is pleased to offer this vibran...
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Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969 Slim Aarons Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969 Chromogenic Lambda Pr...
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Piazza Roma, a square in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Italian Alps, 1962. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons E...
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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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C Print

Earl Of Lichfield, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photographer Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005) holding a Hasselblad camera while posing with Ines Torlonia, Marina Lante della Rovere and Signor...
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In Vogue
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vogue magazine editor Topsy Taylor, a visitor to Acapulco, circa 1966. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant...
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Racquet Club Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) with Dorothy Webb and Mrs Charles Rogers in the pool at the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Club p...
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Britt Ekland, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stampe...
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Tiger Morse, A La Carte Shop, New York, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Tiger Morse Slim Aarons Estate Edition Tiger Morse in feathered mask sits in the 'A la Carte' shop, New York. Chromogenic Lambda print Slim A...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers outside the Ch...
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Skiers At Sugarbush, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This earl 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. This is a...
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Skiers At Sugarbush, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This earl 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. This is a...
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Skiers At Sugarbush, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This earl 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. This is a...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Skiers At Sugarbush, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This earl 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. This is a...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Skiing Waiters Estate Edition Photograph (Vintage Winter Snowscape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, circa 1960. In the foreground, a white-clad chef skis towards the viewer, offering a beautifully prepared bird on a tray. Behind him, a man in a ...
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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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