Slim Aarons Photography
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
Slim Aarons 'Kaufmann Desert House' (Poolside Series, Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann and now owned by Nelda Linsk (right, in yell...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Skiers At Verbier 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiers At Verbier
1964: Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland.
60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation'
Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Sli...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Harbour Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a couple relaxing at the beach on Harbour Island, Bahamas.
This is an estate stamped and...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 19...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Giacomo Mantegazza, Villa La Casinella, Lake Como, Italy, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giacomo and Stefania Mantegazza welcome guests arriving by boat at their villa, La Casinella, on Lake Como, 1983. Brilliant green trees contrast with the vivid orange, reds and turquoise of the architecture. Four boats can are afloat on the deep blue of the lake.
Slim Aarons
Giacomo Montegazza, Villa La Casinella, Lake Como
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Chromogenic Lambda print from the original transparency
Printed Later
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). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons *
Now in his 70s, Giacomo Mantegazza...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971.
Produced from the original transparency
Certific...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Slim Aarons - Relaxing at Lake Tahoe - Estate stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe
A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959.
Step into the big Blue with this sumptuous scene of people relaxing on a hot summer's day around the swimming pool, with lilos and parasols, overlooking Lake Tahoe in California. A classic 'Slim...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Harriet at Mougins 1957
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harriet At Mougins
Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France.
Paper size 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Photography
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C Print
Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960
Slim Aarons
Digging for Clams on Black Beach
1960
Fiber Print
Estate...
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1960s American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Dinner Jazz 1949
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz
American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome.
Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 c...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Snorkelling In The Shallows, Malta, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta.
This is an estate stamped and h...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Hotel Hacienda, 1978 - Hotel Swimming Pool on Spanish Island of Ibiza
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Hotel Swimming Pool on Spanish Island of Ibiza, a view of the swimming pool and its placid water perhaps taken by Slim Aarons early in the morning before hotel guests arose
16 x 20"...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Slim Aarons, Skiing in Stowe, Two Women
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiing in Stowe, Vermont
C print
30 x 30 inches
Two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. Behind the two...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
'Sea Drive' 1967 Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sea Drive' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an 'Amphicar' across the harbour at Nassa...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beauty and the Beast
1959 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Model Friend
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York model, Jean Adams and friend share a drink on the beach at Acapulco, 1952
Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76.2 x 76.2cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Colle...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Catherine Wilke, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Catherine Wilke joining the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capr...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Palm Beach Idyll, Estate Edition, 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 swimsuit and a chic straw sunhat adorned with a vibrant red ribbon.
Dominating the scene is a tropical holiday tree and candy cane themed umbrella, situated between two palm trees, further accentuated by a tray filled with neatly wrapped holiday gifts. The creative interplay between the inverted triangle of the chair and the conventional triangle of the umbrella culminates in a balanced yet dynamic composition.
With the midcentury tropical beach setting and warm orange color palette, this festive Slim Aarons photograph transcends seasons, making it a timeless piece to appreciate year-round.
Slim Aarons
Palm Beach Idyll...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess On Deck
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck
Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982.
Paper Size very large 72 x ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Photography
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Lambda
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sa...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Kaloa Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers at Kaloa Beach, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, January 1975
Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer Fashions' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Three women wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer take a break from shooting during a fashion shoot for Pulitzer at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, 1964.
Slim Aarons
Lilly ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print
Racing at Baden-Baden - Horse Riding and Horse Racing at Racecourse in Germany
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Racing at Baden-Baden - Horse Riding and Horse Racing at Racecourse in Germany
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Racing at Baden...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Waterskiing Star: Kirk Douglas, Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American film star Kirk Douglas water-skiing in the sunshine at the Eden Roc annex to the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. Aa...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alpine Skiing, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Skiers waiting for the c...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
'Dining At The Eagle Club' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining At The Eagle Club' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club in the ski resort of Gstaad, Switzerland, 1969.
Paper Size 24x20 i...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Eden-Roc Pool
1976
C-Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate
CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon
1972
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obreg...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
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 Photography
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C Print
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978.
Slim Aarons
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco)
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 Poolside Glamour Photography, Vintage Backgammon, Vintage Sport, Acapulco, Vintage Pools, Vintage Games...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
All Aboard, Monaco, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of Friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
This is an estate stamped...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool
Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985.
40 ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Pool at Lake Tahoe (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (191...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, Spain 1967. Printed later.
A group of bronzed young women captured from the back are seen enjoying the Spanish ho...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997)
enjoying...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Princess
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included.
C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
Crisp de...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Giacomo Mantegazza, Villa La Casinella, Lake Como, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giacomo and Stefania Mantegazza welcome guests arriving by boat at their villa, La Casinella, on Lake Como, 1983. Brilliant green trees contrast with the vivid orange, reds and turquoise of the architecture. Four boats can are afloat on the deep blue of the lake.
Slim Aarons
Giacomo Montegazza, Villa La Casinella, Lake Como
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Chromogenic Lambda print from the original transparency
Printed Later
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). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons *
Now in his 70s, Giacomo Mantegazza...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Lemon Trees at Iconic Italian Ristorante on Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Lemon Trees at Iconic Italian Ristorante on Capri
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
Lunch at Pigna, Aug...
Category
20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
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 Photography
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Lambda
Porto Rotondo, Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990.
Visual Description: Yachts moored in a turquoise cove offset by deeper blue sea, surrounded by the dramatic cliffs of a rocky shore.
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.
Saint-Tropez, France is a glamorous vacation destination west of Nice and east of Marseille in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southern France. The adjacent narrow body of water is the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
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
Saint-Tropez Beach
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.
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 Poolside Photography, Porto Rotondo, Vintage Seascape, Vintage Sardinia, Vintage Yachts...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Nirvana' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Nirvana' 1967
The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico. Old Acapulco can be seen across the bay.
Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color
A Nice Spot For Lunch, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group enjoying a picnic at a rocky coastline in Bermuda.
This is an estate stamped and ...
Category
1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
'Positano Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Positano Beach'
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979.
Paper size 72 x 48 inches / 183 x 122 cm
Es...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Sun Worship' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sun Worship' 1981
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini.
Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills.
This i...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool, January 1975
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
Backgammon by the pool...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
No Surrender, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features children playing 'Ring a Ring o' Roses' on a street marked with graffiti reading 'No Surr...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Social Call 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Social Call 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, 1972.
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Melina Mercouri
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1925 - 1994) sitting at a street cafe in Athens, 1961 (
Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 50.8 x 50.8 cm’s ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Dining al Fresco in Capri'
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...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool 1985
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool
Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985.
Pap...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
SS Queen Of Bermuda, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Maritime Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s maritime photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda.
This is an es...
Category
1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Cannes Watersports, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back in time to the sunlit shores of the French Riviera with Slim Aarons' Cannes Watersports. This exquisite photograph captures the quintessential spirit of the 1950s holiday g...
Category
1950s Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of photography 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, purple, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in digital print, lambda print, laser 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 photography, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Joel Meyerowitz, and Rainer Schlegelmilch. Slim Aarons photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,720 and tops out at $14,000, while the average work can sell for $2,500.