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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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Artist: Slim Aarons
Palm Beach (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The pool at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Palm Beach Party (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Party (1964) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A pool party Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964 Additional Information: Unframed ...
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Peter Viertel (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Peter Viertel (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 – 2007) with his surfboard on the bea...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Police Patrolman (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Police Patrolman (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Beverly Hills police patrolman Lee R. Hathaway leaning on the roof of his car to write a report, Bedford Dr...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Linda Christian (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Linda Christian (1958) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mexican actress Linda Christian poses at the Canzone del Mare on the Picola Marina on the island of Capri,...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Pool At Lake Tahoe (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Lake Tahoe (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Additional Information: Unframed Pape...
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Sailing Dinghy (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sailing Dinghy (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A boy and two girls lifting a sailing dinghy off its trailer, San Diego, Calif...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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San Diego Museum Of Art (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Museum Of Art (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A woman at the entrance to the San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, Octobe...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Skiing In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Ve...
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Skiing Princess - Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing Princess - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Princess Luciana Pignatelli on a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Skiing Waiters (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing Waiters (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Snow Round The Pool (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snow Round The Pool (1964) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964. Additional Information: Unframed...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Socialites (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Socialites (1953) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite CZ Guest (Mrs F. C. Winston Guest) sitting with Joanne Connolly in Palm Beach, Florida, 1953 Addition...
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1950s 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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Walking Up Cortina d'Ampezzo
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Walking Up Cortina d'Ampezzo - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina d’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962 (Photo...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Blonde Beauties (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Blonde Beauties, 1966 (printed later) Archival pigment print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Harriet at Mougins 1957
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harriet At Mougins Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France. Paper size 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Great Harbour Cay Marina
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers at a marina on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbere...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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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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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Zermatt Skiing, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Snowy Mountain Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. In this scene of casual winter glamo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Catherine Wilke in Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Palm Beach Idyll
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 C-print 30 x 30 inches A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photograp...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer Fashions' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Three women wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer take a break from shooting during a fashion shoot for Pulitzer at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, 1964. Slim Aarons Lilly ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Alice Topping, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida. This is an estate stam...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Official Limited Estate Edition Supersize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Penthouse Pool' Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Paper size 48 x 48 inches / 122 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Lech Ice Bar 1960 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The Hotel Pfefferkorn and Hotel Tannbergerhof are in the background. 30x30” / 76x76 cm - paper size Estate S...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Rita Aarons, Hawaii, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1955s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, during the filming of 'Mister Roberts' in Ha...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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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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Slim Aarons - Lounging In Verbier Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Gorgeous print measuring a large oversize 40 x 30" inches /...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Campbell Falls Picnic, Massachusetts, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family enjoying a picnic on the bank of the Whiting River near Campbell Falls, Massachu...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Man Ray
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Man Ray American surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray (1890 – 1976) with some examples of his work at his Left Bank studio in Paris, April 1956 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Sugarbush Skiing, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1660 winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an individual skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960. This is an...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lounging In Verbier Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lounging In Verbier Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Desert House Party, Estate Edition From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover this stunning photograph from Slim Aarons sought-after Palm Springs 'Poolside' series. 'Desert House Party' encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour, captured with vibrant color palette of bold yellow, crisp white, and vibrant turquoise, synonymous with the classic Palm Beach aesthetic. This coveted photograph, taken in 1970, presents an intimate glimpse into a poolside party at a desert house, a Palm Springs masterpiece by famed architect Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. This is not just a photograph, but an entry into the world of luxury, architecture, and the golden era of Palm Springs. Highlighted in the image are industrial designer Raymond Loewy, known for his unparalleled design philosophy, central and standing, and Nelda Linsk, elegantly dressed in a radiant yellow, an iconic cultural patron and the wife of prominent art dealer Joseph Linsk. Also captured in the frame is Helen Dzo Dzo, the former fashion model, gracefully adorned in white lace, adding a touch of timeless elegance to the vibrant gathering. The photograph artistically integrates the natural beauty of the Palm Springs landscape...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'Jack And GeeGee Entz' 1983 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Jack And GeeGee Entz' 1983 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Jack and GeeGee Entz beneath the rose-canopied steps which lead to the entrance...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Waterskiing Star: Kirk Douglas, Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American film star Kirk Douglas water-skiing in the sunshine at the Eden Roc annex to the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. Aa...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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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...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Skiers in Gstaad - Ski Resort Switzerland Fashion Photography Winter Snow Sports
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiers in Gstaad - Ski Resort Switzerland Fashion Photography Winter Snow Sports by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Late...
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Vermont Winter, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vermont Winter, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features students from Sto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

'Christmas Traffic' 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Traffic' Christmas trees and red and white automobile light trails on Park Avenue, New York, December 1953. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Col...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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

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Silver Gelatin

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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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'A Colourful Crew' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'A Colourful Crew' A group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda, June 1970. Paper size 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm Estate St...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'Bowling Green' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bowling Green' circa 1960: Playing a game of bowls at the Newport Casino. In action Captain Edward L Robertson, right Buddy Bombard a noted America's ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Skiers at Verbier, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. 1964. This is an est...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ships ...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Cipriani's Riva in Venice' Mid-century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Natale Rusconi in Venice 1978 (printed later) C print Signature stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate Natal...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 ...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Snowmass Picnic, Colorado, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Snowmass Picnic, Colorado, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This late 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a stand-up fondue...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Peggy Guggenheim
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1978: Peggy Guggenheim (1898 - 1979) in the Palazzo Venier Dei Leoni, Venice. The palace houses her private art collection, including Picasso's 'On the Beach', pictured to ...
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1970s Realist 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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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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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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Penthouse Pool 1961 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

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
    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.
  • 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.

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