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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
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$1,800
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$2,400
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,000
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,600
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,900
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$4,200
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...
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Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$5,400
Klosters (1963) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Klosters (1963) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna. Klosters, 1963. Additional Information: Unfr...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Klosters (1963) Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Klosters (1963) Limited Estate Stamped, 2020

$1,800
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1969 - Printed Later

$1,800
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1969 - Printed Later

$2,400
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1969 - Printed Later

$3,000
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiers At Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1969 - Printed Later

$3,600
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski r...
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Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1962 - Printed Later

$1,800
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski r...
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Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1962 - Printed Later

$2,400
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski r...
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Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1962 - Printed Later

$3,000
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski r...
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Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1962 - Printed Later

$3,600
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski r...
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Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1962 - Printed Later

$3,900
Skiers In St. Moritz, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. This is an estate stamped and hand number...
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Skiers In St. Moritz, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photo
Skiers In St. Moritz, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photo

Slim Aarons
Skiers In St. Moritz, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photo, 1963 - Printed Later

$1,800
Slim Aarons 'No Transport Problems' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'No Transport Problems' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs. Woolworth Donahue with car and bicycles on her motor yacht, ‘Hartline’. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper siz...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'No Transport Problems' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'No Transport Problems' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'No Transport Problems' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1980 (printed later)

$3,600
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper s...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1955 (printed later)

$2,400
Slim Aarons 'Choosing A Top'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Choosing a Top, 1977 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Boutique owner Paul Pallardy ...
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Slim Aarons 'Choosing A Top'
Slim Aarons 'Choosing A Top'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Choosing A Top', 1969

$3,600
New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. I...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape
New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape

Slim Aarons
New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape

$3,852
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon By The Pool, 1975 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool in Haiti, January 1975. Estate ...
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Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition), 1975

$3,950
Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Eye Of The Beholder 1974 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A man contemplates the sunbathers by a swi...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder'
Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder', 1974 (printed later)

$2,150
Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Ice Bar
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sugarbush Ice Bar 1969 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 An outdoor bar at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, March 1969. Estate stamped and hand numbered editio...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Ice Bar

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Ice Bar, 1969

$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Cars and pedestrians on the busy seafront at Saint-Tropez, in southeastern France, September 1970. (Photo by Slim Aaron...
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Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1970 Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1970 Limited Estate Edition, 1970 (Printed Later)

$4,200
Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool At Las Brisas, 1972 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexi...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas
Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas, 1972

$5,700
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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

In Vogue
In Vogue

Slim Aarons
In Vogue, 1966

$5,400
Dolores Guinness (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Dolores Guinness 1965 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. German-born socialite Dolores Guinness (...
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Dolores Guinness (Aarons Estate Edition)
Dolores Guinness (Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Dolores Guinness (Aarons Estate Edition), 1965

$3,600
Slim Aarons Dolores Guinness, Sardinia
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Penthouse Pool, 1959 C print 20 x 16 inches Estate edition of 150 Dolores Guinness, 1965: Catching the sun's last rays in Costa Smerelda, Sardinia. ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons Dolores Guinness, Sardinia

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Dolores Guinness, Sardinia, 1965

$2,150
Slim Aarons 'Skiing at Sugarbush'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing at Sugarbush 1960 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Skiing at Sugarbush'
Slim Aarons 'Skiing at Sugarbush'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Skiing at Sugarbush', 1960 (printed later)

$3,000
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1970 (Printed Later)

$7,020
Slim Aarons 'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association)...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1965 (Printed Later)

$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Private Island, Philippines 1973 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A guest relaxing on the beach of a private island owned by Philippine Airlines...
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Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines'
Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines', 1980 (printed later)

$3,000
Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Laguna Beach Surfers 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Three surfers with their boards at...
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Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers'
Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers', 1970 Printed Later

$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archi...
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Slim Aarons 'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Limited Estate Edition, 1963 (Printed Later)

$4,200
Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Arizona' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Arizona' Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Arizona' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Arizona' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Arizona' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1973 (printed later)

$4,200
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Sunbathin...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

Slim Aarons
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

$3,852
Slim Aarons, Caribe Hilton Beach (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Caribe Hilton Beach, 1956 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman reclining in a hammock hung between palm trees on the beach at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puert...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons, Caribe Hilton Beach (Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Caribe Hilton Beach (Estate Edition), 1956

$3,900
Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Spanish artist Salvador Dali enjoys a cup of coffee on the terrace of the Ritz Hotel, Madri...
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Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955-printed later

$1,800
Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Dorado Beach 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity El Dorado Beach on the south side of Lake Tahoe in El Dora...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach'
Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach', 1959

$4,500
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Hadas' 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Hadas' Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico, 1974. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Hadas' 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Hadas' 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Hadas' 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1974 (printed Later)

$4,200
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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Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph, 1968-printed later

$1,800
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. A modern classic...
Category

1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Slim Aarons
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print, 1973

$3,900
Slim Aarons 'Rowing Off Sicily'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Rowing Off Sicily 1975 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Two couples...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Rowing Off Sicily'
Slim Aarons 'Rowing Off Sicily'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Rowing Off Sicily', 1975

$3,350
Roquebrune Brune Cap Martin
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Roquebrune Brune Cap Martin, 1981 open edition 40 x 30 inches The Monte-Carlo Beach Hôtel on the Pointe de la Vieille in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southe...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Roquebrune Brune Cap Martin

Slim Aarons
Roquebrune Brune Cap Martin, 1981

$3,350
Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Mustique 1973 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. March 1973: Linda Ashland relaxes in a...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock'
Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock', 1973

$5,400
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 ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America
Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America

Slim Aarons
Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America

$3,852
Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Cranmore Slopes and Trails 1955 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Estate stamped and h...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails', 1955 (printed Later)

$1,800
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

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'
Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple', 1959

$4,200
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured i...
Category

1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Palm Springs Party 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1970 (printed later)

$5,400
Luxury Dining 1955- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz 1949 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Luxury Dining 1955- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Luxury Dining 1955- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Luxury Dining 1955- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1955 (printed later)

$3,000
Surfing Brothers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Surfing Brothers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey’s Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. Their father i...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surfing Brothers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Surfing Brothers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Surfing Brothers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1965 (printed later)

$4,200
'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas - on ...
Category

1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

C Print

'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
'Sunbathing On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition, 1980 (Printed Later)

$4,900
The Marlboroughs Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Marlboroughs 1957: John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on a bench in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, the fam...
Category

1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

The Marlboroughs Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
The Marlboroughs Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Slim Aarons
The Marlboroughs Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print, 1957

$5,400
Mega Chess (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A giant game of chess in Santa Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, 1993. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (...
Category

1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Mega Chess (Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Mega Chess (Aarons Estate Edition), 1993

$4,200
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955 48 x 72" inches / 122 x 183 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
Category

1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1955 (printed later)

$6,100
Skiing Waiters, 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carring a wine in an ice bucket and the third carrying a menu, Stowe, Ve...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Skiing Waiters, 1955
Skiing Waiters, 1955

Slim Aarons
Skiing Waiters, 1955, 1955, printed later

$3,000
Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France, 1957. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocra...
Category

1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition
Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition, 1957

$3,900
Slim Aarons 'Rhode Island Surfers'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) w...
Category

1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Rhode Island Surfers'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Rhode Island Surfers', 1965 (printed later)

$5,400

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Questions About Slim Aarons Art
  • Who is the famous photographer Slim?
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    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.
  • Who is the photographer of the rich and famous?
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    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.
  • Who was the famous photographer of Palm Springs?
    1 Answer
    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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