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Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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
'Nice Pool' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Nice Pool' 60 x 60" inches / 152 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of ...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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Slim Aarons Poolside Glamour At The Kaufmann Desert House In Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13" x 20 1/8" Frame Sz: 14 1/4" x 21 3/8" In gilt bamboo frame w/ UV glass Original double color plate from "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Premium Rates Apply. Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original negative Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped Numbered in ink on front Printed 2021 Various sizes and frame options available 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. Keywords 1950s 50s woman model aesthetic luxury high society black and white beach...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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Slim Aarons Traveler II Ketch Stocking Island, Exuma c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 9 7/8"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 11"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Sixty-eight foot ...
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Slim Aarons Bermuda Harbour c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 13 3/4"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 15"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color 1 1/4 page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 View from ...
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Slim Aarons W. Clifford Klenk Hog Island Bahamas c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Jim Kimberley At Home With Car And Boats In Palm Beach c1974 Framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Guests standing by a white Rolls-Royce convertible courtesy car at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, Fra...
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'Poolside Pairs' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Printed Later Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art d...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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'Pool At El Venero' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At El Venerol' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Guests by the pool at 'El Venerol', the villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala, Marbella, Spain, August 1967....
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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'Poolside Pairs' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Printed Later Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art d...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Prints and Multiples

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Slim Aarons 'Alice Topping at Ned McLean's Pool' c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 9 7/8"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 11"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Mike Phipps At The Guinness House In Manalapan c1974 Framed Color Do
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Bailey's Beach Club SRBA Newport, RI Surfing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/4"W In gilt bamboo frame w/ UV glass Freddie and Howard Cushing original color page featured in "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Ba...
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Slim Aarons Kings Of Hollywood c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart...
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Slim Aarons Acapulco Villa c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 The class...
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Slim Aarons Sea Dive 'Amphicar' Nassau Harbour c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Kevin McC...
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Slim Aarons California Estate c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 The forme...
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Slim Aarons Laddie Sanford at Gulfstream Polo Club Delray, FL Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 13"H x 14 1/4"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 15 1/2"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page + 1/4 from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 The great American polo player Laddie Sanford was another member of the old and distinguished Palm Beach families. Slim Aarons was fortunate to get a picture during the latter part of his career at the Gulfstream Polo Club at Delray, once the winter capital of American polo. The purple and yellow jerseys of the Sanford team represent the Sanford Stud Farm and are the oldest colors on American turf. Stephen Sanford (September 14, 1898 – May 31, 1977), nicknamed "Laddie", was an American polo champion and owner of Thoroughbred racing horses. He was a member of the Meadowbrook Polo Club. He played on the Hurricanes Polo Team. In 1925, he competed in the U.S. Open Polo Championship with his Hurricanes Polo Team (Pat Roark, John Wodehouse, Major Louis Beard), losing to the Meadowbrook team (Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Thomas Hitchcock, Sr., Elmer Boeseke, Devereux Milburn). However, his Hurricanes team won in 1926, with Eric Leader Pedley, Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr. He won again in 1929 (with Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, J. Watson Webb, Jr. and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr.) and in 1930 (with Eric Leader Pedley, Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr.). Two decades later, he won in 1948 (with James Larry Sheerin, Peter Perkins, Cecil S. Smith) and in 1949 (with James Larry Sheerin, Robert L. Cavanagh and Cecil S. Smith). In 1931, his Hurricanes team (with Pat Roark, James Colt...
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Slim Aarons 'Polo Match At The Myopia Hunt Club c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Philip Van Rensselaer c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Luncheon On The Lawn In Newport c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 At James M. Beck...
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Slim Aarons Biltmore Country Club Estate Phoenix c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Mrs. Dona...
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Slim Aarons 'The Ledges' Newport Beachfront House c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 9 7/8"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 11"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 The Ledges, the estate of Mr. and Mrs...
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Slim Aarons Lucius Beebe At The Palace Hotel c1974 Framed Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Slim Aarons Stocking Island Bahamas c1974 Framed Color Double Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 21 1/4"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color double page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 Forms Geo...
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Slim Aarons prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of prints and multiples 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 and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in paper, digital print, c 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 prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ernst Fuchs, David Klein, and Bernard Villemot. Slim Aarons prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $450 and tops out at $4,900, while the average work can sell for $675.

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