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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 'Catherine Wilke' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, 1980. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 102 cm Estat...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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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

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'Monocled Miss' New York (Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The glamorous and stylish, socialite Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Typically 'Slim' this photograph epi...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - BIKINIS IN HAITI
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Marni Morrell and Denise Schluscer with a third woman, all wearing bikinis, pose beside a statue on a bridge in Haiti, in Ja...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy and then Onassis) at Newport Casino for Tennis Week, 1953. Original Publicati...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

'Sunbathing On Capri' Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' by Slim Aarons Huge Oversize 60 x 40 inches Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas - on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. Often mistaken for a young Kate Moss, this relatively new Archive find is a sumptuous alternate shot to the better known 'Catherine Wilke' (also listed by us). It has all the elements of a typical Slim, beautiful girls in bikinis, swimming pool, and cocktails. 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 'beautiful people in beautiful places, doing beautiful things'. Indeed. :) An exquisite LIMITED EDITION (to 150 only) Edition Slim Aarons C print Print. Gorgeous print measuring a Huge Oversize 60 x 40 inches / ca 152 x 101 cm's. Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source. Slim Aarons Archive certified & stamped & numbered Supplied with certificate of authenticity. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations is complimentary. EDGE PRINTS...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D'Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estat...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released, Beverly Hills, 195...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Exotic Hair Care'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Exotic Hair Care 1989 C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A woman combing her hair by a waterfall at Rose Hal...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Catherine Wilke' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, 1980. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 102 cm Estat...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

The St. Regis, New York, Estate Edition, Event Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Donald Leas Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped 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 Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch Film star Merle Oberon and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966. Slim Aarons Archival ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons - Nice Spot For Lunch - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'A Nice Spot For Lunch' by Slim Aarons A group enjoy a picnic at a rocky coastline in Bermuda, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) A brand new archiv...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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On the Slopes of Sugarbush, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a midcentury chalet with a view at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont i...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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La Concha Beach Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
La Concha Beach Club 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975. unframed c type print printed 2023 2...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 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...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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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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Lounging in Verbier - 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 Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Framed in white. Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Poolside Friendship Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Friendship 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with g...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1660s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. This is an esta...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Speedboat Landing' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition August 1973:A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc - Supersize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc Size 72x48" inches / 183 x 122 cm Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. (Photo by Slim Aa...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons, Funk In Tuscany
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Funk In Tuscany, 1969 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Marta Marzotta playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brio...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Pop And Society Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society 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 pa...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

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,...
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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 'Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manuela Bormanero and a friend holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1976. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is...
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1970s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Verbier Vacation, Estate Edition, Swiss Alps Mountain Snow Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss Alps, 1964: This landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holiday-makers taking in the sunset on a white snowy mountain top in Verbier, Swit...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Aarons' iconic photograph depicts the legendary hotel made famous by Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, the sun-kissed home away from home for titans of literature and music (Cole Porter, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stefan Zweig, Noël Coward), film (Marlene Dietrich, Alain Delon, Elizabeth Taylor, who brought all of her husbands there, and every Hollywood A-lister in town for Cannes), art (Chagall, Picasso, Matisse), music (John and Yoko, Jane and Serge, Ella Fitzgerald), politics (Churchill, De Gaulle, the Kennedys), and high society (the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson). Two female bathers in black sunhats enjoy a holiday in bikini and topless styles, against the rocks. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - 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 Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Lake Tahoe Trip (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Trip 1959 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Young women canoeing at Zephyr Cove on th...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Eye Of The Beholder 1974 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A man c...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Saint-Tropez Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars and pedestrians on the busy seafront at Saint-Tropez, in southeastern France, September 1970. unframed c ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Capucine 1957
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capucine French actress Capucine fanning herself at a New Years Eve party held at Romanoffs in Beverly Hills. Photo by Slim Aarons. Printed 2022. Silver gelatin print Paper size ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

All Mine, 1968 - 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 Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Sun Worship (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (...
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Slim Aarons 'The High Life' : Mid-century Modern Photography : Celebrity
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi, Sabine Korte and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. September 1968. The High Life 1968 C prin...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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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...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - 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 American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Antibes' 1976 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing In Antibes' Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper siz...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Walking On Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rodney Pleasants, Alessandro Spicaglia, Pauline Cappa, Don C. Napolitano and Luigi Boscaln walking on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certif...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina d’Ampezzo Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 72x48” / 183 x 122 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Lounging in Verbier' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss Alps, 1964: This landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holiday-makers taking in the sunset on a white snowy mountain top in Verbier, Switzerland in 1964. In classic snowscape of midcentury glamour, winter travelers dressed in 1960s ski fashion relax on colorful red, yellow, and green sun loungers, viewing the blue and white Swiss Alps mountain peaks in the background. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Verbier Vacation Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Modern printing from original transparency Captured 1964 (printed later) Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive 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. This is a genuine Slim Aarons Estate photograph, estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. We are pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. 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. Visual Description: In one of Slim Aarons most popular and iconic series, bright, colorful notes of red, yellow, blue and green punctuate the clean white snow, with majestic peaks in the background. In the foreground, holiday-goers, lounge in a perfect vintage moment of casual winter glamour. Snowy mountaintops rise in the background. Verbier is a stunning mountain and winter ski destination in the Swiss Alps, known for its notoriously challenging slopes as well as its famous apres-ski scene. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Internal: Vintage Verbier, Vintage Ski Photography...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Slim Aarons - Speedboat Landing - Giant size - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Speedboat Landing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Ital...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Aarons' iconic photograph depicts the legendary hotel made famous by Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, the sun-kissed home away from home for titans of literature and music (Cole Porter, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stefan Zweig, Noël Coward), film (Marlene Dietrich, Alain Delon, Elizabeth Taylor, who brought all of her husbands there, and every Hollywood A-lister in town for Cannes), art (Chagall, Picasso, Matisse), music (John and Yoko, Jane and Serge, Ella Fitzgerald), politics (Churchill, De Gaulle, the Kennedys), and high society (the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson). Two female bathers in black sunhats enjoy a holiday in bikini and topless styles, against the rocks. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Skiing in St. Mortiz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace Hotel sleigh on Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1983 Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 72" x 48" paper size Photo by Sli...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel 1958 C Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons Dinner Jazz Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome Black and White Pho...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print 1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. Slim Aarons Chromogeni...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Haiti Holiday (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Haiti Holiday, 1981 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman wearing a translucent white blouse and holding a cocktail stands in a swimmi...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Villa del Balbianello, June 1983 - 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 Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Verbier Vacation (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Verbier Vacation, 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Ver...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, 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

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped 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 American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, 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

Montecatini, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons ...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Pool On Amalfi Coast Italy Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool On Amalfi Coast' by Slim Aarons A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. Gorgeous blues in this image with the ocean and swimming ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print

Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathers At Eden Roc Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathers At Eden Roc 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. unframed c type print printe...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Lyford Cay Fire Department' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The fire service in Lyford Cay, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, April 1966 Slim Aarons Lyford Cay Fire Service Slim Aarons Estate Edit...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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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 Photography

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Lambda

Pool On Amalfi Coast, 1984 - 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...
Category

20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Christmas Swim - 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 American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Catch Up By the Pool Estate Edition, Modernist Architecture, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palm Springs, 1970: This coveted photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features midcentury socialites in front of the turquoise swimming pool of the iconic Kaufma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Poolside Pairs (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C Print Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 150 January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, de...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Cortina d’Ampezzo Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina d’Ampezzo Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Paper size 24x20” / 61 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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.

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