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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
Slim Aarons 'Harvey Firestone, Jr.'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Harvey Firestone, Jr. 1950's (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Married couple Harvey Firestone, Jr. and...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Poolside In Kenya' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Kenya' by Slim Aarons A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealt...
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'Snowmasss Village' Colorado (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snowmasss Village' Colorado (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. A stylish an...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Slim Aarons 'On The Sugarbush Slopes' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Two women recline on improvised su...
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The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' by Slim Aarons Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976 This photograph epitomises the trave...
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Californian Party (Slim Aarons Estate Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Californian Party, 1955 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Belgian born actress Audrey Hepbu...
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1950s American Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiing Waiters 1960 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with ...
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Slim Aarons 'New England Skiing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Two women recline on improvised su...
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Slim Aarons 'Newport Party'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Newport Party 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: American socialite and art collector Minnie Cushin...
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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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Nice Spot for Lunch, Bermuda Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the idyllic 1950s with Slim Aarons' captivating photograph, Nice Spot for Lunch, 1957. Featuring a Cliffside Picnic in Bermuda, this piece beautifully encapsulates the era'...
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Monocled Miss, Estate Edition (German model Renata Boeck in 1960s New York)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German fashion model Renata Boeck (wearing a monocle) enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. She is wearing a black monocle and a fur-lined turquoise robe as she reads the morning paper, propped up against sumptuous yellow pillows. Morning light pours through the sheer curtains...
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Porto Ercole, Italy, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole' Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy 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. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 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, Porto Ercole, Italy, Il Pelicano...
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Slim Aarons Cortina D'Ampezzo (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Slim Aarons Cortina D'Ampezzo Estate Edition Purchaser will get the next number in the ed...
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1980s American Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Tennis in the Bahamas' ( Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking. Slim Aarons Tennis in the Ba...
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Villa Nirvana
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects ...
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Slim Aarons 'Skaal House, On The Slopes In Stowe' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
On The Slopes In Stowe 1962 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Five people relaxing on the te...
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Boca Raton - 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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Verbier Skiers, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verbier Skiers, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph This mid-1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Verbier....
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Slim Aarons, Excelsior Gala
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A gala at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice, 1957. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mai...
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Slim Aarons, Snowmass Village (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Snowmass Village, 1972 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. ...
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Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1660s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. This is an esta...
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Villa Nirvana - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital Landscape 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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Swimmer and Sunbather (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at Lake Tahoe, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbered ed...
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Slim Aarons, Lounging In Verbier (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers in sun loungers at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons...
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Dining Al Fresco On Capri, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco ...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Great Harbour Cay
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bather on the beach on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches $2500 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shippin...
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Swimming In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches...
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Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Eden-Roc Pool 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 at the ...
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Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A signpost in Nassau points the way to...
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Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This mid-1960s winter portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a b...
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Slim Aarons, Apres Ski Cocktails (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apris Ski, 1968 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 The apres-ski and outdoor cocktails in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of...
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Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
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1950s Surrealist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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'Dali's Party' Estate Edition, ft Surrealist Salvador Dali in New York
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking stick and wearing a mustache, and the woman smiles with mischief, wearing extraordinary mid-century dress and jewels. In Dali's work and life, the magical, mysterious, artistic and alchemical mix. The vintage and classic mingles with the bizarre and strange in this historic photograph of an avant-garde legend. Dali's Party, 1959 (Salvador Dali in New York) Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Lambda Print Estate Embossed with 2 Certificates of Authenticity Printed Later 4 sizes available Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol gcYC (/ˈdɑːli, dɑːˈliː/;[1] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli];[2] 11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most famous Surrealist paintings. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dalí's work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. 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). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Salvador...
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Underwater Drink, Las Brisas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3360 ...
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Slim Aarons 'The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. The ...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' - Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christmas Swim 1954 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, ...
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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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Venice Gondolas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island. Slim Aarons Venice Gondolas Chromogenic Lambda print Printe...
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Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1957—Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking. Slim Aarons Tennis in the Bahamas, ...
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Slim Aarons 'Eden Roc Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both before...
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George Hamilton in Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor George Hamilton relaxes on a deckchair in Capri, 1968. George Hamilton in Capri Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 30 inches Estate stamp...
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Sotogrande' : Mid-Century Modern Photography : Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside in Sotogrande 1975 (printed later) C print Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate. Caption: Bather...
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Capote At Home, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxing with a book and a cigarette in his clutter...
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Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verbier Skier, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This mid-1960s winter portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a blonde skier on the slopes at ...
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Hotel Las Brisas, Estate Edition, late 1960s Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Las Brisas Slim Aarons Estate Edition Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968 ...
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Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1960: Mrs A Watson Armour III (Jean Schweppe) with friends and family enjoying the pool on their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool 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 Lake Forest, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Vintage Sport, Swimming, Vintage Holiday, 60s, vintage Illinois...
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Warm Weather: Marie Chantal Strikes a Pose
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marie-Chantal Claire, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark, strikes an extravagant pose above her sister Pia (in yellow). They are lounging in the pool of the Hotel Belair, Cap Ferrat, July 1991. 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 tags: Vintage Slim Aarons; Coastal, French Riviera, mid-century modern; vintage glamour, vintage french riviera, 1990s...
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Madame Jean Serpieri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown which belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of m...
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Leisure and Fashion (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A woman watching a poolside fashion show at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the ...
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Slim Aarons, Lake Tahoe Ladies
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous bot...
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Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Trip' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 This is a vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aar...
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Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Paper size 6...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Family Snapper (Babe Paley)'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Family Snapper, 1959 Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition to 150 Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Waterskiing from the Hotel Du...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Cushing And Neri'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cushing and Neri 1973 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. ...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ice Hockey (Aaron Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of people play an improvised game of ice hockey in Gstaad, 1992. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity f...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Sundowners at the Carlton, Cannes
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
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1950s Realist Slim Aarons Figurative Photography

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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.

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