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
'All Aboard' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'All Aboard' 1975
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Limited to 150 only
Friends board a river boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
This photograph epitomise...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
'On The Slopes Of Sugarbush' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'On The Slopes Of Sugarbush' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
A group of people relaxing at the chalet of stockbroker A Albert Sack Jr, at the Sugarbush Mountain ski r...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color
'Pool In Sotogrande' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool In Sotogrande' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print
by Slim Aarons
Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975. (Photo by Slim Aa...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Principe Dom Pedro, Brazil, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, Principe Dom Pedro De Orleans E Braganca, grandson of Brazilian emperor Pedro II. He is pictured at...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Poolside Party, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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
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.
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.
Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday."
Slim Aarons
Poolside Party...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Countess on Deck (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
'Grand Day Out' Slim Aarons (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Grand Day Out (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Art collector Chester Dale (1883 – 1962) with Charles Prescott Berdell and their wives in Palm Bea...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, C Print
NEW Slim Aarons 'Everglades Club Dancers' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American financier and art collector J. Patrick Lannan and Marcia Pressman enjoy a dance together at a party hosted by Jim Kimberly at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Florida, Apr...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition (to 150 only)
Numbered & emboss stamped on front.
Holidaymakers on the deck of yacht in Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971.
In his word...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Aluminum
'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955.
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pop And Society 1968 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (o...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Excelsior
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Excelsior
The beach front of the luxurious Excelsior Hotel on the Venice Lido, 1957.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition.
Produced ut...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print 'Motorboats In Antibes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Motorboats In Antibes' by Slim Aarons
Motorboats moored on the coast near the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969.
Beautiful Riva motorboats are se...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Snowmass Village' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Village' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print
by Slim Aarons
Women in colourful hats at an apres ski part...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes 1976
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes,...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print, Color
'Poolside Party' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print HUGE 60 x 40" inches unframed.
' Poolside Party '
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, i...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition (to 150 only)
Numbered & emboss stamped on front.
Holidaymakers on the deck of yacht in Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971.
In his word...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Aluminum
'Pool At Las Brisas' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972
Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print
by Slim Aarons
'Pool At Las Brisas' by Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972.
Two beautiful young women in bikinis...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Poolside Party 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 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.
30x40” / 76x101 cm - ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waitress in Stowe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Ski 'bum' Alice Clement, a waitress and dishwasher at Stowe, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her skis on the way to a run, circa 1960. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons.
Skiin...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Hotel Taormina Pool, Sicily, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Chromogenic...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Dining Al Fresco On Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Catherine Wilke 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke, 1980
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy.
40x30” / 76...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pon...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
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
'New England Skiing' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Inst...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.
This is an est...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
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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C Print
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel,
Cannes, France, 1958.
Additional Information:
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Diners at an outdoor restaurant,
San Diego, California, October 1956.
Additional Information:
Unfram...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
State Line (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959.
The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state l...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing Waitress (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing Waitress (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Ski ‘bum’ Alice Clement, a waitress and dishwasher at Stowe, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her sk...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Skiers enjoy a drink by the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech,
Austria, 1960.
Additional Informat...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Poolside Service (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962. ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Poolside Reflections (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Reflections (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Holiday makers relaxing by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hote...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A motor boat arrives at a jetty in Porto Ercole, Italy. August 1973.
Slim Aarons
Speedboat Landing
1973 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print (C Print)
Estate stamped and hand nu...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
New England Child Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this classic black and white midcentury winter snowscape, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, a young skier prefers to carry his own skis down the slope in New Hampshire...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
La Coquille (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
La Coquille (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
An aerial view of Palm Beach, Florida, 1955, showing La Coquille Hotel and its swimming pool.
Additio...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'La Concha Beach Club' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'La Concha Beach Club'
Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975.
40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size
Estate St...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
In Capri (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
In Capri (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Robert Hornstein, the artist Novella Parigini and Prince Dado Ruspoli on Capr...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain,
New Hampshire, circa 1955.
Addition...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Color, Archival Pigment
Winter Suntans, Gstaad, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s group portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad.
This is an estate stamped a...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Vermont Winter, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vermont Winter, Vermont, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
This 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features students from Sto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'El Venero, Marbella, Spain'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1971.
Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both b...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Fox Hunt' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hunt followers on horseback among a pack of dogs during a fox hunt, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons
Palm Beach Fox Hunt
1955
Fiber Print
Estate signature stamped and h...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Silver Gelatin
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
1955
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Patsy Pulitzer rummag...
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1950s American Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Silver Gelatin
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Alice In Acapulco, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alice Topping and Minnie Cushing (left) relax with friends in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1966. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certifi...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Keep Your Cool 1978 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Keep Your Cool, 1978
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco.
16x20” / 41 x 51 cm - paper size
Estate Stamp...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
'Marbella House Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons
Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967.
(Photo by ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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C Print
Catherine Wilke 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke, 1980
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri.
16x20” / 41 x 51 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by S...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957
Fiber print
30 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
Materials
C Print
Pantz Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laura Hawk, assistant to the Slim Aarons, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz's Marbella home, September 1st, 1985.
Slim Aarons
Marbella Pool
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
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: Mid-Century Vintage Marbella...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Police Patrolman
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills police patrolman Lee R. Hathaway leaning on the roof of his car to write a report, Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 1952
Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" in...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art
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Archival Pigment
Loving Look?, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1968: Film star Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) gazes at his third wife Leslie Allen while relaxing at the Quisisana Hotel, Capri.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate ...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art
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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
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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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The 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, 2025Slim 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, 2025The 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.