Slim Aarons Figurative 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 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.
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964.
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed Later
Slim Aar...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
'Fan Mail' Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955
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.
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
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Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo'
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero 1967
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain.
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size.
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969
A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umbe...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' 1987 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'The Lure Of Lamu'
The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors' Camp of the Masai Mara.
40 x 30" inches /...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party
1970
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edga...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Alice in Acapulco - 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.
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer
People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Slim Aarons Estate Editi...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited 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 Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Figurative Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero 1967
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1967
Produced from the original tran...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
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 Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969
A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Monte Carlo, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friends dressed in white board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975.
In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's glamour, a chic white vintage fashion and turquoise upholstery a...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Mara Lane At The Sands - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane At The Sands
Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959.
Slim Aarons
Beauty and the Beast
19...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons - Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons
ESTATE EDITION -
numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only)
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Poolside Poodle Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Poodle
1970
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Josep...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Five Debutantes (1951) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Five Debutantes (1951) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Five members of the Debutante Cotillion rehearse for the Christmas Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hot...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Black and White, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umbe...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative 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 Figurative Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc
1976
C-Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cert...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier Vacation' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of a...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic portrait photograph by midcentury society photographer Slim Aarons, capturing young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
'Yacht Holiday' SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' by Slim Aarons
Limited Edition Estate Print
limited to 150 only
numbered in ink & emboss stamped.
60 x 40 " inches paper size
Tanne...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
'Lounging In Verbier' ( Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' by Slim Aarons
A boucherie or butcher's shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971.
Typically 'Slim' this photograph e...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Scottsdale Home' Arizona (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Scottsdale Home' by Slim Aarons
Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973.
You cannot almost feel the heat!
Guests relax around the beautif...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of authentici...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Premium Rates Apply. Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating bauble...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Pairs
1970 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Caption: Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean luxury. Limited C-print (1/150), estate-stamped, authenticated.
Slim Aarons
Marbella...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
'Fan Mail' Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955
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.
...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Chalet
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of people relaxing in a chalet in the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resorts in New England, in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960.
Estate stamped and h...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Alison Cain - 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 Figurative Photography
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C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Lyford Cay Fire Service
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Lyford Cay Fire Service - Estate Stamped Edition
Limited to 150 only
The fire service in Lyford Cay, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, April 1966
(Photo by Slim Aarons).
This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'.
A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C Type photograph (unframed).
Limited edition to 150 only
numbered and stamped
by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso.
Supplied with certificate of authenticity.
Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 60" inches / ca 101.6 x 152.4 cm’s paper size.
Stamped by the Estate on right and numbered in ink on left - limited edition to 150 only.
Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source.
FRAMING:
Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service.
If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote.
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Poet's Paradise: T.S. Eliot, Estate Edition on Love Beach, Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anglo-American poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965) at Love Beach, New Providence Island while on his honeymoon in the Bahamas, 1957.
Complimentary dealer shipping to your fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
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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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons: Snowmass Village Helicopter (SLim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons
Snowmass Gathering
Lambda Print
4 sizes available
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
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 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.
Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source.
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.
* We are pleased to represent 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 *
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
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.
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Slim Aarons, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Colorado, Ski Photography, Helicopter, Winter Scene, Snowscape, Snow Photography...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon
1972
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obreg...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Lambda
'Monte Carlo' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of authent...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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Color
Dining Al Fresco On Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print
Holiday in Capri, July 1958 - 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...
Category
20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Saint Tropez 1971 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Beach Photography 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 Figurative Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color
Sunbathing On Capri - Slim Aarons - 20th century colour photography Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' by Slim Aarons
Huge Oversize 72 x 48 inches / 183 x 122 cm paper size
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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...
Category
1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Nicely Coiffed - 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 Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons - Poolside Friendship - NEW Archive discovery - Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Poolside Friendship - NEW Archive discovery - Limited Estate Print
A brand new release from the Slim Aarons Estate & Archive - this...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
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...
Category
1970s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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 ...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, 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...
Category
1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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...
Category
1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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...
Category
1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons figurative photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative 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, green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in c print, silver gelatin print, digital 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Neal Slavin, and Bob Gruen. Slim Aarons figurative photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,350 and tops out at $7,015, while the average work can sell for $2,750.