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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
'Il Canille' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Il Canille' 1980 Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Crossing Snow Field
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Crossing Snow Field, 1963 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A line of sleighs cros...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'Poolside Secrets' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Secrets' Flo Smith (left) and Lily Pulitzer at a pool party, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1961. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Julie London
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1957. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Coll...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Mazatlan Mansion
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eldorado, the Redo family villa in Mazatlan, Mexico, January 1984. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Backstage At La Scala 1948 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Backstage At La Scala - Oversize A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, Nov...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion X
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion X Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansion, Chicago, 1961. ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Yachting Trip - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Paper size 48 x 72" inches / 122 x 183 cm Estate S...
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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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Slim Aarons, Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert Hous)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert House), 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Couple (Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Poolside)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A couple relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Relaxing at Lake Tahoe Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Additional sizes offered: 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. 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 tags: Lake Tahoe; Slim Aarons; architecture poolside, mountain, pool and sky; mid-century modern; vintage glamour, vintage tahoe...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Swimming In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Swimming In The Bahamas 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959....
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel on the Pointe de la Vieille in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southeastern France,...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, 'Poolside in Arizona' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. Slim Aarons Poolside in Arizona 1973. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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'Poolside Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Party' Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. This photograph was...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Kasimir Korybut Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kasimir Korybut 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Kasimir Korybut and Michelle Vaughan begin a raft ride up the White River in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971 unfra...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Linda Shaw Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Linda Shaw Linda Shaw emerges from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971 20 x 24" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Young Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Young Society Young matrons of Palm Beach, Florida. Most of them are wearing a gaily coloured Lilly Pulitzer shift, April 1964. 16×16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collecti...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Winter Wear Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Winter Wear 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo, March 1...
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Dapper Cricketers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 16×16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Gloria Schiff Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Gloria Schiff Gloria Schiff, the twin sister of Consuelo Crespi, with her pet dog and pet birds at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, 1963. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Cabot Family Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cabot Family 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Henry Cabot Jnr with her children (left to right) Henry Bromfield Cabot III, Camilla Foote Cabot and Andrew Hull...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Staying At The Carlton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. unframed c type print printed 202...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition two fashionably attired women stand in the foreground of a snowy landscape with a helicopter on the slopes ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Dining at Wilmot’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dining at Wilmot’s 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Accordion music accompanies a meal by the pool at the home of Molly Wilmot in Palm Beach, Florida, April ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Poolside Chez Holder Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print pri...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nelda And Friends 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to l...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Pool By The Sea Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool By The Sea 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool and lounge deck over the sea at Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, 1985. unframed c type print printe...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 196...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Hotel Du Palais Biarritz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Palais Biarritz 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The curved beachside pool at the Hotel du Palais Biarritz, Biarritz, France, September 1985. unfra...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Commander Whitehead Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Commander Whitehead 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Commander Edward Whitehead (1908 – 1978), the public face of Schweppes, leans on a silver Rolls Royce at...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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

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Silver Gelatin

On The Sugarbush Slopes Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
On The Sugarbush Slopes 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Stockbroker A Albert Sack Jr playing backgammon with Betsy Pickering on a polar bear rug...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Poolside Catwalk Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Catwalk 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer J...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Hotel Taormina Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. unframed c type print printed 202...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Garden Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Garden Party 1970: An elegant garden party in Miami, Florida. 16×16 inches paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Hotel De Paris In Monaco
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Hotel De Paris In Monaco - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only The entrance to the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 19...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Saint-Tropez Boucherie, Estate Edition, French Riviera 1971
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the quintessence of French Riviera charm in Slim Aarons' iconic photograph, 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie,' on Rue des Commercants, Saint-Tropez, 1971. This image is a beautiful i...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Arons Estate Edition - Cortina d'Ampezzo
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Snowboarding in Cortina d’Ampezzo, March 1988 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the...
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1980s 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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No Surrender, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features children playing 'Ring a Ring o' Roses' on a street marked with graffiti reading 'No Surr...
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'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Premium Rates Apply. Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original negative Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped Numbered in ink on front Printed 2021 Various sizes and frame options available 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. Keywords 1950s 50s woman model aesthetic luxury high society black and white beach...
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Paper, Color, Digital

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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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering 1968
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in A...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Gasthof Post Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests lounging by the indoor swimming pool of the Gasthof Post in Lech, Austria, February 1979. Slim Aarons Gasthof Post Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Est...
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Slim Aarons 'Leisure in Antibes', framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. Leisure in Antibes...
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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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'Lounging In Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Produced from the original...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Artistic denizens gather in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel on W. 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, 1968. Clockwise from left...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ice-skating by Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Zermatt Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48" inches / ca 182.8 x 121.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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Slim Aarons, Palm Beach Pagoda, Everglades Island (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three women enjoy the sun in front of the Chinese teahouse on Everglades Island in Palm Beach, Florida, April 1985. The teahouse was designed by Wyeth, King, and Johnson. Slim Aarons Slim Aarons, Palm Beach Pagoda Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Pictured: Cynthia Eichler (sitting) with Vicky Schaft Bruder (centre) and Cathy Tankoos (Mrs Joseph Tankoos) Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons, Slim Aarons, Palm Beach, Poolside Series, South Florida, Beach Photography, Vintage Palm Beach, Vintage Poolside, Vintage Glamour, Midcentury Photography, Vintage Teahouse, Vintage Everglades...
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Slim Aarons - Antigua Beach Club - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Antigua Beach Club The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s. Estate Sta...
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'Positano Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Positano Beach' Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Paper size 72 x 48 inches / 183 x 122 cm Es...
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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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

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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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Haiti Holiday (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Haiti Holiday, 1981 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman wearing a translucent white blouse and holding a cocktail stands in a swimmi...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Skiing Waiter, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skating cocktail waiter at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Sli...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in c print, archival pigment print, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Slim Aarons art, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Bob Willoughby, and Pico Garcez. Slim Aarons art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,500 and tops out at $6,230, while the average work can sell for $3,950.
Questions About Slim Aarons Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    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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