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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
Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family enjoying a quiet beach on Andros Island. This is an estate stamped and hand num...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Plantation Cocoyer' 1981 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Plantation Cocoyer' People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Catherine Wilke' 1980 Capri Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' Capri Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. A typical 'Slim' photograph ch...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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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...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Snorkelling in the Shallows - Fishing and Lobster Catching in Shallow Waters
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Fishing and Lobster Catching in Shallow Waters, the sunlight sparkles off the surface of the shallow waters 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Pri...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color Pencil

Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ice Hockey...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Family Snapper 1959 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959, Slim Aarons Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill, Jamaica. 30 x 30”...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Dining Al Fresco' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dining Al Fresco (1976) Limited Edition Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Victor Marson (left) and George Amos dine in the garden of Highclere ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons 'Marbella Birds' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Marbella Birds' A woman wearing a headscarf on a porch in Marbella, Spain, 1963 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sli...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Gstaad' Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hugh Hefner' American publisher Hugh Hefner, founder of 'Playboy' magazine, surrounded by erotica at the Playboy Club in Chicago, 1961. 60 x 40" inch...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Abercorns On Windermere' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Abercorns On Windermere' James and Alexandra Hamilton, the 5th Duke and Duchess of Abercorn holiday on Windermere Island in the Bahamas, with their children Sophia and James, April...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Positano Beach, 1979 - Parasols and Bathers on the Beach of the Italian Riviera
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Parasols and Bathers on the Beach of the Italian Riviera, a bird's eye view of La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy. The brightly coloured parasols and sun loungers dotting the coas...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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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1960s 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

Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire. This is an estate stampe...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Pop And Society' 1968 Official Limited Estate 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...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andros Island - Setting Sail on Watercraft from Archipelago in Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Andros Island - Setting Sail on Watercraft from Archipelago in Bahamas 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Andros Island" is a bea...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

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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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Yacht Holiday Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Yacht Holiday Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48 inches / ca 183 x 122 cm's. ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

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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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

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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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

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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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1984 - Horse Riding on Caribbean Island near Palm Trees
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1984 - Horse Riding on Caribbean Island near Palm Trees 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Saint Kitts and...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Society Artist, 1960 - Portrait of American Socialite Tish Massie in her Studio
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Society Artist, 1960 - Portrait of American Socialite Tish Massie in her Studio 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Society Artist...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Cranmore Mountain Skiers, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA This is an estat...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Rockefeller Brothers, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Rockefeller brothers in their Radio City, New York office. Left to right, Laurance (1910 - 2...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Poker Game beneath Crystal Chandelier in France
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Poker Game beneath Crystal Chandelier in France 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Deauville Cas...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Christmas Traffic, New York, Estate Edition, Long-exposure Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s urban landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Christmas trees and red and white automobile light trails on Park Avenue, New York...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Palm Beach Idyll , Estate Edition, Christmas Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsui...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Campbell Falls Picnic, Massachusetts, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family enjoying a picnic on the bank of the Whiting River near Campbell Falls, Massachu...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Newport Tennis Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Newport Tennis 1953 Members of 'old Newport' watching the action on court at Newport Tennis Week, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Large oversize 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a helicopter arriving at a mo...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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'Desert House Party' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' Lita Baron talking with a guest at a poolside party at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Harbour Island' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Harbour Island' Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970. Paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint Tropez' Slim Aarons Estate Edition (to 150 only) Numbered & emboss stamped on front. Holidaymakers on the deck of yacht in Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971. In his word...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Aluminum

Motorboats In Antibes Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Motorboats moored on the coast near the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. Slim Aarons Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Port Life
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 20" inches / ca 76 x 51 cm’s paper size. ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Cranmore Mountain Skiers, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA This is an estat...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Handball In Central Park, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped ...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

SS Queen Of Bermuda, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Maritime Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s maritime photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda. This is an es...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Italian Fishing in Natural Waters of Lake Tahoe
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Italian Fishing in Natural Waters of Lake Tahoe by Slim Aarons This is a 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edi...
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20th Century Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

NEW: Slim Aarons 'Dixieland Jam in Rome' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), Earl 'Fatha' Hines (1905 - 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 - 1964) on trom...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nice Pool 1955 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lido Life, Venice, 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 group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy. This...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Cranmore Mountain Skiers, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA This is an estat...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes 1976
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Antibes Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Handball In Central Park, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped ...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

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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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

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 'George Hamilton with Horse on Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
April 1966: Actor George Hamilton with a horse on the island of Capri Slim Aarons George Hamilton with Horse on Capri Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Estate st...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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'Beauty Queen' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beauty Queen' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein (1870 – 1965), third from right, at her Park Avenue, New York apartment with her hus...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Lake Tahoe Trip - Canoe Trip on Lake Tahoe in Summertime American Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lake Tahoe Trip - Canoe Trip on Lake Tahoe in Summertime American Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Lak...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Brunch at Brennan's, 1960 - Brunch Under Palm Trees at Indoor Garden Restaurant
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Brunch at Brennan's, 1960 - Brunch Under Palm Trees at Indoor Garden Restaurant 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Brunch at Bren...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Cannes Cannes Girls (1958) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cannes Girls (1958) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) Two bikini-clad holidaymakers posing outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, in the south of France, 1958 . Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x40'' Printed Later Limited Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Fibre Print NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 12 x 12'' 16 x 16'' 20 x 20'' 30 x 30'' 40 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Slim Aarons (American, October 29, 1916–May 29, 2006) was a photographer well-known for his portraits of the rich and famous. Born George Allen Aarons, he spent his youth in New Hampshire and New York before joining the army during World War II, where his photography career began. Working throughout his career with magazines like Life, Holiday, and Town & Country gave Aarons the chance to document the jet-set lifestyle of Hollywood stars, American and European socialites, and other celebrated figures. His approach was simple; using no make-up artists or artificial lights, he let the natural opulence of his subjects and their surroundings illuminate his lens. Typical scenes from Aaron’s photography take place in the sun, and in front of a pool surrounded by bathing beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Snorkelling In The Shallows, Malta, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped and h...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Snorkelling In The Shallows, Malta, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped and h...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

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.

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