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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 Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Party 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A pool party in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. unframed c type print printed 2...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Winter Pool (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Winter Pool (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964. Additional Information: Unfram...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Handball In Central Park (1948) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Handball In Central Park (1948) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A group of young men playing handball at a court in the 95th Street playground, Central ...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Porto Ercole Harbour
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Porto Ercole Yachts moored to a pontoon in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, 1980. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez' Two young women, one wearing a kaftan, stepping onto a yacht on the waterfront at Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Es...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Casa Las Estacas' 1979 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Casa Las Estacas' Gunzburg's pool at the Casa Las Estacas, in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1979. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Marbella Club, Estate Edition (Andalucia, Spain)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a newly available vintage scene of the swimming pool of the Marbella Club, in Andalu...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons El Venero - Marbella 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 40 x 30" inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's. (printed on a 40 x 30"...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'C.Z. Guest' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'C.Z. Guest' American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Flor...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Portofino' 1985 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Portofino' 1985, The most exclusive fishing village in Italy, Portofino, on Italy’s Ligurian coast. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Editio...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Bergese House' 1967 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bergese House' The sumptuous garden of the Bergese villa in Marbella, southern Spain, August 1967. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Carlton Hotel' 1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel' The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "B...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. The colourfully fashionable couple stand next to their ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach' Surfers outside a beach hut in Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Harriet at Mougins' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Harriet at Mougins' 1957: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France. 30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Katharine Hepburn' 1953 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Katharine Hepburn' 1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. 20x20" inches / 51 x ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons 'Cortina D’Ampezzo View' 1982 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Cortina D’Ampezzo View' A group of skiers admire the view across the valley at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Coll...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Pool By The Sea' 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Party In Bermuda Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Party In Bermuda 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A party on the deck of the yacht ‘Ondine’ in Bermuda, June 1970. unframed c t...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Sarah Marson Williams, Barbados, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sarah Marson Williams enjoying a cocktail on the beach at the Hilton Hotel, Needhams Point,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Donald Leas' 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Donald Leas' April 1968: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper siz...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Il Pellicano 1980 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Von Oswald House, Austria (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Von Oswald House, Austria, 1986 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A group of people r...
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1980s Minimalist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Palm Beach Idyll, Florida, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida. This is an estate stamped and hand ...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, 1970 - Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, 1970 - Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Nelda a...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Poolside Entertaining Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Entertaining 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. At far left is Lita Baron, Nelda Linsk, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, is wearing yellow in the centre, and Helen Dzo Dzo is wearing a white crochet outfit...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Coming Ashore, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of t...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Coming Ashore, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of t...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

'Porto Ercole' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printe...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest taking a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain. This is an esta...
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1970s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Unghia Marina Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Unghia Marina 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people stand on a terrace, at the Unghia Marina on the island of Capri, Italy, in September 1989. T...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Nicely Coiffed, France, Estate Edition, Cityscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a poodle entering a barber shop on a street in Deauville, Normandy, France. This is an estate sta...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

September Affair, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crowd gathering to watch the actors Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten on the set of Willia...
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1940s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Dolores Guinness in Porto Cervo (1965) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dolores Guinness in Porto Cervo (1965) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) German-born socialite Dolores Guinness (1936 – 2012) in Porto Cervo on the Costa Smere...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poolside Friendship, Palm Springs, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Li...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Chateau Saint-Martin, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Breakfast on the verandah of the Chateau Saint-Martin, a luxury hotel in Vence on the Cote d'Azur, France, 1986. The building was once a Commanderie of the Knights Templar, dating ba...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

The Fullers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Fullers May 1970: Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190SL. 16×16 inches paper...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'CZ's Dogs' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'CZ's Dogs' Premium Rates Apply. circa 1955: Mrs. F C Winston Guest (1920 - 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) with her dogs in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, V...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Skiing in Vail (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing in Vail (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A group of skiers stands in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Addition...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

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, with soft purple mountains in the backdrop complementing the striking turquoise of the pool. This distinct mix of natural and architectural elements encapsulates Aarons' unique photographic style, drawing an enchanting line between the natural and the manmade. More than just a moment in time, this piece is a celebration of the glitz and glamour of the 1970s, and the unique beauty of midcentury Palm Springs. It is a perfect addition for art collectors, vintage lovers, and fans of Slim Aarons' glamorous world. Estate description: A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893 - 1986, centre, standing), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and Helen Dzo Dzo (second from right). Slim Aarons Desert House Party (sister image to Poolside Gossip and Poolside Glamour) Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 72 x 48 inches $4900 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: This Slim Aarons image of vintage Palm Springs poolside glamour fits the following curatorial categories: 70s style, Vintage Desert...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Nicely Coiffed, France, Estate Edition, Cityscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a poodle entering a barber shop on a street in Deauville, Normandy, France. This is an estate sta...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

The Carlton Hotel 1955 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel 1955 - Estate Stamped A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estat...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Capote At Home 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. 1958...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Sea Drive - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Sotogrande 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an ‘Amphicar’ across the harbour at ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Scone Madam - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Sotogrande 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Afternoon tea round the pool on a cool day at the home of interior decorator James Pendleton in Beverly Hills. 40 x 60" in...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Palm Beach Street 1953 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street 1953 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Cortina dAmpezzo 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina dAmpezzo 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Es...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959 50 x 50" inches / 127 x 127 cm paper size ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Jhelum River 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. The boat is called the ‘HB Cutty Sark’. 20 x...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Carlton Hotel 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Carlton Hotel 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Polo Party 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Polo Party 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Paul Butler, patriarch of one of America’s foremost polo families, with his son, daughter, grandchildren and son-in-law, Palm Beach, Apr...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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

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Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Oberon’s Lunch 1966 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Oberon’s Lunch 1966 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facin...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Digging For Clams 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, 1959. 20 x ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Silver Gelatin

Motorcycling Lord 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Motorcycling Lord 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 1990: Lord Hesketh, Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry, by the lake in the grounds of his family estate Ea...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Plantation Cocoyer 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Slim Aarons art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in c print, archival pigment print, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Slim Aarons art, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Bob Willoughby, and Pico Garcez. Slim Aarons art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,500 and tops out at $6,230, while the average work can sell for $3,950.
Questions About Slim Aarons Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer Slim is Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach. Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books. Shop a collection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Slim Aarons is arguably the best-known photographer of the rich and famous, although many other photographers have also taken photos of celebrities. However, Aarons stands out for having captured the 20th century’s international jet set and creating images that are at once candid and polished. Some notable people he immortalized in his images include Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kennedy, Imelda Marcos and Mick Jagger. Find a variety of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death. Find a selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.

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