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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 Idyll, Estate Edition. Vintage 1950s Florida, Christmas Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsui...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Spinnaker Sailing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spinnaker sailing on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, August 1973 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldw...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

New York Debutante, 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 New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Lambda

Verbier Vacation Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Verbier Vacation 1964 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964 unframed c type print 16 x 16"...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Saint-Tropez Boucherie - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Boucherie A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Sli...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Funk In Tuscany Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Funk In Tuscany 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Italian fashion designer, model and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 – 2016), playing a James Brown album on ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's cocktail party ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Silver Gelatin

Penthouse Pool, 1961 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Colourful Crew Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Colourful Crew 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970 unframed c type print printed 20...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

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 Caption: A man contemplates the sunbathers...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Jamaican Jewel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jamaican Jewel 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The swimming pool at the Jamaican home of Philadelphia jeweller Douglas Cooper, March 1970. unframed c type ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Verbier Vacation 1964 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Verbier Vacation Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964. 30 x 30” / 76 x 76 cm paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Alpine Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Alpine Skiing 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers waiting for the cable car at Verbier in Switzerland, 1964 unframed c type printed 2023 20 x 20" - pap...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

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

Eye Of The Beholder Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eye Of The Beholder 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A man contemplates the sunbathers by a swimming pool in Capri, Italy, August 1974 unframed c type print...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The coastline near Warren Avis' villa in Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1978. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this v...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

You Look Wonderful: Ski Champion Max Rieger & writer Meg O'Neil. Caucasus, Gudari
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990: Alpine ski champion Max Rieger on the balcony of a villa in Gudari, in the Caucasus mountains,Georgia. With him is Meg O'Neil dressed in ski suit designed by Bogner and wearing with it an Aeroflot flight cap...
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1990s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Waterskiing in Cap d'Antibes, France
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the essence of 1960s Riviera luxury with Slim Aarons' vibrant photograph, Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc. This striking image, a token of nautical elegance, showcases a series of exquisite red vintage boats, ready to glide through the waters of the French Riviera. Captured in the summer of 1969, this photograph is a symphony of color and activity, featuring the opulent lifestyle at the iconic Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc. The rich wooden finish of the vintage boats, named Sirocco, Eleven-Eleven, and Sunny III, gleams under the Mediterranean sun, reflecting a time when leisure was an art form perfected through timeless style. In the foreground, we see the boats moored gracefully by the dock, their polished brass fittings and vibrant red hulls drawing the eye with an irresistible allure. The scene is alive with movement; a waterskier cuts a swathe through the azure blue, trailed by a boat that slices through the calm sea, creating a dynamic contrast of stillness and speed. This Slim Aarons photograph not only captures the visual splendor of the era but also embodies the spirit of the French Riviera's high life - a life of leisure, luxury, and endless summer days spent on the water. Perfect for collectors looking to infuse their space with the timeless chic of the Côte d'Azur. Add this classic Slim Aarons piece to your collection and let it transport you to the glamorous world of 1960s waterskiing, where elegance and adventure sail in tandem on the serene waters of Cap d'Antibes. Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969. Waterskiing, Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, French Riviera 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: Slim Aarons Seascape Photography, Vintage Waterskiing...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Lunch At La Pigna Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lunch At La Pigna 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition US restaurateurs Gilda Cioffi, owner of Mama Gilda in Palm Beach, Guy Avventuiero and his wife, of Gino’s ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Model Friend, 1952 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Waterfall at Rose Hall, Estate Edition, Jamaica
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman combing her hair by a waterfall at Rose Hall, Jamaica, December 1971. Visual description: A tanned white woman smiles and combs her long brown hair by a waterfall at Rose H...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm unframed. ' Poolside Party ' 1970 A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters’ Race 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters’ race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Silver Gelatin

Palm Beach Idyll, Estate Edition. Vintage 1950s Florida, Christmas Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsui...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast 1959 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at social...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Rich...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Additional Informati...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Zermatt Skiing 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. 60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 202...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

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

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Lambda

Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Estate Edition Photograph: Poolside in Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers enjoy the sun by the pool at the Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, 1976. Aarons' iconic photograph depicts the legendary hotel made famous by Fitzgerald's Tender is the...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

New York Debutante, 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 New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Lambda

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, 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 young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Digging For Clams 1960 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960. Silver gelatin print Slim Aarons silver gelatin...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Parrot Jungle, Miami, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1955 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami. This is an estate stamped and...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

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

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Lambda

Pop and Society, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1968: From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woma...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Skiing Waiter by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Winter Photographic Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Skiing At Courchevel, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers on the slopes at Courchevel, France, 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Modern estate edit...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Summer Picnic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Summer Picnic 1990 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A summer picnic at the Castle Pines yacht club in Colorado, 1990 unframed c type...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Desert House Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. T...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Inga Lindgren and Poodles by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Fashion Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change. This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives. All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty. 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Inga Lindgren...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Digital, Black and White, Resin, Photographic Paper

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Tennis in The Bahamas, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, Poolside Landscape with Acropolis, Athens Greece
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons’s Penthouse Pool captures a sunlit moment of casual glamour at the Canellopoulos penthouse pool in Athens, Greece. Taken in July 1961, the photograph shows a group of you...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Palm Springs Rodeo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer And Her Designs' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Women of Palm Beach wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer for a fashion shoot at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, 1964. Pulitzer is seen back row, third from left, Wendy Vande...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Britt Ekland, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stampe...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this midcentury snowscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hamp...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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

Katherine Hepburn, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of ...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Print...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Tiziana in Positano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tiziana Audino 1984 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in Positano, 1984. Estate stamp...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Olivier Coquelin Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Olivier Coquelin 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha in Haiti, February 1981. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 in...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Pool At Lake Tahoe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Pool At Lake Tahoe 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the sh...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Laguna Beach Surfers (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Three surfers with their boards at sunset, Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. (Photo by Slim Aar...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Aluminum

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

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Eagle Club
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Eagle Club - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph (unframed). Limited edition to 150 only numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30" inches / ca 101.6 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords fashion 60s 1960s late 60s ski fashion women's ski clothes vintage ski wear...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

Molly Wilmot's Pool - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Snorkelling In The Shallows
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Snorkelling In The Shallows - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, circa 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print, Color

'Lounging In Verbier' (Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Joan Collins Relaxes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fro...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Skiers At Verbier - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiers At Verbier Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produced utilis...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic portrait photograph by midcentury society photographer Slim Aarons, capturing young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photography This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of women r...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Aja...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Art

Materials

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

Mustique Hammock - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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

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Lambda

Self Portrait on Holiday in Athens, Greece
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Legendary photographer Slim Aarons relaxes in a self portrait shot in Athens, near the Acropolis. Slim Aarons said, "I love a solo holiday. It tends to refresh the part of oneself that is most depleted by modern life — patience. "Let me dispel a few myths. You will be lonely. No: you won’t. My solo travels in Paris have brought many perfect hours of being alone but not a moment of loneliness. People who depend on other people are often in hiding from themselves. Two and a quarter million people live in the City of Light: you will see many of them and you will pass them in the street, but when you see Notre Dame after dark and walk home and perhaps stop to have a drink in the Marais, you can feel that the only thing that is missing from your experience is the common dependency on someone to distract your attention. "I’ve had solo pints of Guinness in the pubs of County Kerry and County Cork. I’ve walked across the sage- and juniper-scented maquis of Corsica on a spring day, where you can still find the world of Napoleon’s childhood. More than once I went to the Isle of Iona in the Scottish Hebrides...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Palm Beach Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Society 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his whi...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Polo' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Spectators standing next to polo mallets and riding helmets during a polo match in Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Polo 1964 C-Print Estate signature stamped and ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Art

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C Print

Sunbathing In Venice, Italy, 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 woman sunbatheing, wearing a novelty straw sun hat with built-in sunglasses, Venice. Th...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Art

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Lambda

Hotel Il San Pietro Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Il San Pietro 1979 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano, Italy, August 1979. unframed c type print printed 2023 2...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke, Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fr...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Lambda

Poolside Style by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Palm Beach Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category

20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print

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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