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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
'La Voile d'Or' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'La Voile d'Or' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print La Voile d'Or Hotel in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France September 1973. Produced from the original transparency Certifi...
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Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This mid-1960s winter portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a blonde skier on the slopes at ...
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North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This mid-1955s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an...
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North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
North Conway Sleigh, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This mid-1955s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Paper size 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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Snowmass Picnic, Colorado, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Snowmass Picnic, Colorado, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This late 1960s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a stand-up fondue...
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Faithful Couple: Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull at Leixlip Castle, Estate Ed.
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons's iconic and unusual photograph of 60's rock and roll legends, captured in a moment of casual glamour. 1968: Singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed portrait of a woman in 18th century silk dress at Leixlip Castle, Ireland, the home of Desmond Guinness. The sofa is a deep burgundy red, and the background features a richly patterned and gilded wallpaper...
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Pool at Las Hadas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico, 1974. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collec...
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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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Slim Aarons 'Leonard Dalsemer, Lyford Cay' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974, Printed Later 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 Comp...
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'Poolside Drinks' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Drinks' May 1975: Guests around the pool at Dorothy Laughlin's Santa Barbara home. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...
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'Neo-Classical Pool' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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. ...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Satin Seduction 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction Film star Diana Dors in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. Paper size 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collecti...
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Pop and Society: Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull at vintage Leixlip Castle
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons's iconic and unusual photograph of 60's rock and roll legends, captured in a moment of casual glamour. 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 portrait of a woman in 18th century silk dress at Leixlip Castle, Ireland, the home of Desmond Guinness. The sofa is a deep burgundy red, and the background features a richly patterned and gilded wallpaper...
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'Palm Springs Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured...
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Newport Mainstays, Newport, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rudulph Ellis Carter holding a picnic in Newport in 1987. This is an estate stamped and ...
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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool On Amalfi Coast - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool On Amalfi Coast A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. Paper size 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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Slim Aarons Estate Print -Tennis Guests 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1955: Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier enjoying ‘tennis week’ at the Newport Casino. Original Publication: From ‘A Wonderful Time’. Paper size 16 x 20" inches...
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Funk In Tuscany, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian fashion designer, model and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brionvega Radiofonograph RR126 stereo system, Porto Ercole, Tus...
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Acapulco Villa, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph on the Pacific Coast
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Las Brisas Residencias, home of Eustaquio Escandon in Acapulco, where Henry Kissinger spe...
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Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests relaxing by the swimming pool at John Young's villa 'Plantana', Ocho Rios, Jamaic...
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Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests relaxing by the swimming pool at John Young's villa 'Plantana', Ocho Rios, Jamaic...
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NEW: Slim Aarons 'Safari Party at Romanoff's' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a fancy dress party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1950. Slim Aarons Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stampe...
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Between the Sea and Sky, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ingrid Morath sunbathes by a swimming pool next to the sea in Acapulco, 1961. Ingrid was born in Rio de Janeiro and lives in Mexico City. Portofino Villa Slim Aarons Estate Edition ...
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Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
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Alice In Acapulco, Mexico, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Alice Topping and Minnie Cushing (left) relaxing with friends in Acapulco, Mexico. This is...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Pho...
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Sailing In The Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Sailing In The Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Sailing In The Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features some friends preparing for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas. This is an estate ...
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Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features some friends preparing for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas. This is an estate ...
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Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features some friends preparing for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas. This is an estate ...
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Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features some friends preparing for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas. This is an estate ...
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Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features some friends preparing for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas This is an estate s...
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Skiing in Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features (from left to right) Christine Camerana, Caroline Stoop, and Christine Semenenko Warrender...
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Skiing in Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features (from left to right) Christine Camerana, Caroline Stoop, and Christine Semenenko Warrender...
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Sailing In Lyford Cay, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Sailing In Lyford Cay, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Sailing In Lyford Cay, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crew member tending to the rigging on a yacht in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is an estate...
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Laguna Beach Surfers, California, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California. This is an estate stamped and hand numb...
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Laguna Beach Surfers, California, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California. This is an estate stamped and hand numb...
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NEW Slim Aarons 'Everglades Club Boogie Dancer' Mid-century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American actress Lanita Kent takes to the dance floor at a party hosted by Jim Kimberly at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Florida, April 1968. Slim Aarons Boogie Dancer 1968 C-...
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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. 72 x 48 inches $4900 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 20 x 16 inches $2150 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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Slim and Sphinx, Estate Edition: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at Shepheard's
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard's night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. Two gold and turquoise sphinxes flank the DJ, who is posed behind two record players and before a glittering sculpture. Hyatt is often credited as the first disco DJ in the US. Initially hired by Oliver Coquelin upon the opening of Le Club, Hyatt quickly became one of the most revered figures in the emerging disco scene. He also DJed at Doubles from 1984 to 1995, and has been called by the painter and bandleader Peter Duchin “the first discotheque artist in New York." Slim and Sphinx, 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Chromogenic Lambda C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface Printed Later 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, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 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. 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. 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. 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 * Internal: Vintage New York, Vintage glamour, 60's glamour, Vintage DJ...
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Penthouse Pool, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Free Shipping
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 40 x 40 inches $5400 30 x 30 inches $4200 20 x 20 inches $3600 60 x 60 inches $6300 (giclee print, not availab...
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'Palm Springs Rodeo' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Rodeo' Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police Rodeo, Palm Springs, California, January 1970. Paper...
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Sunbathing In Burgenstock, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Lilian Hanson sunbathing by a pool at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in Canton Nidwald...
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Bettina Graziani, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, Estate Ed.
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French fashion model Bettina Graziani wading in the shallow waters of Costa Smeralda, pulling a small yacht behind her, in Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Visual description: This iconic photograph features a woman in a green bikini swimsuit and yellow hair wrap leading a small boat with a red and white sail and sunfish logo. In the background is a bright white villa and small sculptural trees, in crisp contrast to the sparkling water turquoise pool. The bright red diagonal strips of the boat's sail draw the eye down and across the picture to figure, who creates small waves as she wades through the blue water towards the right edge of the picture plane, creating an overall satisfying sense of cheerful motion and activity. Slim Aarons Bettina Graziani 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 60 x 60 inches $5100 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 16 x 16 inches $2150 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 French Fashion Model, Vintage European Glamour, Vintage Sport, Swimming, Boating, Vintage Holiday, 60s, Sardinia, Costa Smeralda, vintage summer. The Costa Smeralda ( 'Emerald Coast...
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'Helen & Nelda by the Pool' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Helen & Nelda by the Pool' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo (left) talking to Nelda Linsk, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the...
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Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Esther Williams
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a Florida swimming pool 1956 Gorgeous print measuring 48 x 48" in...
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Slim Aarons 'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the covered arcade is on the northern side of the Pi...
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Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951. This is an est...
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Swimming In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches...
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Slim Aarons 'Gucci Pooch in Venice' Mid-century Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Pooch 1978 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A woman carrying h...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic photography of young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April in Paris' ball with classic ...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Swimmer And Sunbather' 1959 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Swimmer And Sunbather' An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The Cal Neva resort and casino straddles the border between Ne...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

Slim Aarons 'Pop and Society' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pop and Society Estate Edition 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 larg...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Joan Collins Relaxes, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Slim Aarons Joan Collins Relaxes, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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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.

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