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
Sunbathing On Capri 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
'CZ's Dogs' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'CZ's Dogs' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Premium Rates Apply. circa 1955: Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 - 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) with her dogs in front of the Gre...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color, C Print
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Marbella Backgammon
1970
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A group of people playing backgammon...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Acapulco Pool - 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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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Out Islands - 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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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Pink Accessory, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle.
Slim Aarons
Pink Accessory, Estate Edition
Chromogenic Lambda print
1955, Printed Later...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to left, former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), unknown, Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and actress Lita Baron (in white sunhat). The Linsks are the current owners of the house.
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
Nelda and...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiers At Gstaad
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Limited to 150 only
Skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour o...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Color
Pebble Beach Hunt, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riders gather in the courtyard of Richard Collins' House for the stirrup cup libation, before the start of the Pebble Beach Hunt of English and American foxhounds, November 1976. The...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Pop and Society, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1968: From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woma...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Colourful Crew 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Colourful Crew
A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970.
40x30” / 76x101 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by S...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Marbella House Party 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party
Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967.
60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Castello di Paraggi - 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
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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering
Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in A...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Chalet Costi - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Chalet Costi
Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968.
Paper size 20 x 20 inches / 51 x 51 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Printed in ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Skiing Waiters (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiing Waiters, 1960
24 x 20 inches
Lambda print
Estate Edition of 150
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc Pool
1969 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Caption: Guests around the swimming pool at the ...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Kaufmann Desert House 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Kaufmann Desert House
The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann, and now...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Laguna Beach Surfer' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach Surfer' 1970
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
A surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California, January 1970.
A new disc...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print
Beach at St Tropez
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977.
Chromogenic Lambda print
Printed Later
40 x 60 inches
$3950
30 x 40 inches
$3350
20 x 30 inches
$3000
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Undercurrent Projects is proud 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...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beach At Saint Tropez
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977.
30x20” / 76x51 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Printed...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pebble Beach, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riders from the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center wend their way through the Californian sand dunes and pampas grass, November 1976.
Slim Aarons
Pebble Beach, Slim Aarons Estate Editio...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Kasimir Korybut
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kasimir Korybut and Michelle Vaughan begin a raft ride up the White River in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971.
Gorgeous print measuring 48 x 48" inches / ca 121.92 x 12.92 cm’s paper size....
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Digging For Clams 1960 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
P...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Christmas Swim 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Christmas Swim
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two chi...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Aja...
Category
1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Jhelum River 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River
A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. The boat is called the ‘HB Cutty Sark’.
60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Keep Your Cool 1978 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Keep Your Cool, 1978
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco.
60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size
Estate Stampe...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Party At Romanoff's, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A party at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate
Modern es...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies
A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959.
60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Colorful Crew, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970. Bathers in bright pink and red vintage swimwear enjoy the afternoon on t...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Poolside Backgammon 1972 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972.
20x24” / 51 x 60 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Editio...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Fan Mail 1952 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail, 1952.
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, B...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Monte Carlo Beach Club, Estate Edition, Poolside Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons
Monte Carlo Beach Club
4 sizes available
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Guests around the pool at the Monte Carlo Beach Club, Monaco, August 1970
Numbered and stamped by t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Donald Leas 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Donald Leas
April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size
Es...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Party on the Steps 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Party on the Steps
Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. Helen Dzo Dzo is seen in the centre wearing a white crochet outfit...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Pool At Las Hadas 1974 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Hadas, 1974.
Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico.
60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
'Desert House Party' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' by Slim Aarons
This photograph was taken during the same party as Slim Aaron's now also iconic 'Poolside Gossip' photograph (see our other listings) and is jus...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print
Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beach At Saint Tropez
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977.
30x40” / 76x101 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Printe...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Rome Restaurant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Waiters and diners at a restaurant in Rome, Italy, 1970.
Paper size 20 x 16 inches / 51 x 41 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Printed in 2025
...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Crespi And Mastroianni, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian countess Consuelo Crespi (left, 1928-2010) and Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (right, 1924 - 1996) in conversation with a third woman in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, ...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies
A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959.
Photo by Slim Aarons
Chromogenic print
Paper size 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm
Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service.
If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote.
Edition size 150 only
Certificate of authenticity supplied
Numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front
Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency.
travel vacation resort water summer summery 1950s 50s retro vintage fashion style...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive' 1967 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sea Drive' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1967. Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an ‘Amphicar’ across the harbour at...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Pool at Lake Tahoe, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Sierra Nevada Mountains
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Majestic pine trees frame the bright turquoise pool, and vintage holidaymakers are shaded by fringed pastel umbrellas. The Sierra Nevada mountains rise in the background over Lake Tahoe.
Slim Aarons
Pool at Lake Tahoe
Chromogenic Lambda print
C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color
Paper weight 210gms
Matte Satin Surface
Printed later
Collector gets the next number in the edition
Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century.
The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone.
Photograph is unframed
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
Collector will get the next number in the edition
* We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150).
Internal: Lake Tahoe, vintage tahoe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach
The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955.
Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101x101"
Estate Stamped Collectio...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Esta...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jean Serpieri 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri, 1961
Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of modern Greece, De...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
'Henley Royal Regatta' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Henley Royal Regatta' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Spectators at the Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Produced...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Color
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego.
This is an estate stamp...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
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Lambda
'Palm Springs Rodeo' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Rodeo' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police Rodeo, P...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Color
'Palm Beach Idyll' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach Idyll- Estate Stamped Edition
Limited to 150 only
A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA (Photo by Slim Aarons).
This photograph ep...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Color
Palm Beach Street 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street
Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953.
60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976
16x20” / 41 x 51 cm - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Ph...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder
Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Chromogenic print
paper size 1...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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C Print, Color
'Catherine Wilke' Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980.
A typical 'Slim' photograph chronicling the young a...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Collectio...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Archival Pigment
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.
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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...
Category
1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Lambda
Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons
Luxury Dining
Black and White Photography
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
Category
1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
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.