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Modern Color Photography

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Golfing Pals Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bing Crosby (in red) and A Thomas Taylor, 1977. 20 x 20" - paper size ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Racquet Club Pool 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Racquet Club Pool' Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) with Dorothy Webb and Mrs. Charles Rogers in the pool at the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Club pool, ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Party at Romanoff’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Party at Romanoff’s 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A party at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×20 in...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Apres Ski 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski A party of skiers adjourn for drinks at Squaw Valley, California, 1961. Second from right is American lawyer and businessman Alexander Cochrane Cushing (1913 – 2006), who ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

CHET BAKER - The Cool Jazz trumpet player
Located in Cologne, DE
Chet Baker in Concert, 1989 The image captures the renowned American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Chet Baker during a live performance in 1989. He is shown in a close-up, d...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Campbell Falls Picnic 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Campbell Falls Picnic 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A family enjoying a picnic on the bank of the Whiting River near Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, USA, 1959. 30 x 30" inches ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc Antibes (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc' (Estate Stamped Edition) *Super Oversize* print measuring a huge 72 x 48 inches Guests relax by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, Au...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury album session, 1974. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies acco...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cavallo 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cavallo 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers’ yachts find a quiet haven off the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Estat...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marbella House Party, 1967 - Spanish Pine Trees Coastal Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Marbella House Party, 1967 - Spanish Pine Trees Coastal Photograph by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Marbella Hou...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Digital, Color

Menton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Menton A shop selling beach paraphernalia in Menton, in southeastern France, 1957 16×16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - CZ s House 1955
Located in London, GB
CZ's House Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beac...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and other guests at the Kaufmann Des...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Westin Excelsior Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Westin Excelsior The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Treasure Cay 1986 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Treasure Cay 1986 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Treasure Cay resort on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, March 1986 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Model In A Red Dress 1960 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Model In A Red Dress 1960 A fashion shoot featuring a model in a red dress in front of a yellow aeroplane 1960. by Toni Frissell 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caribbean Patio Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Caribbean Patio A woman relaxing on a patio, Caribbean, March 1973. 20 x 24" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Speedboat Landing' August 1973:A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy. 24 x 20" inc...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Ladies at Kaufman Desert House, 1970
Located in New York, NY
A desert house in Palm Springs designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar Kaufman. Lita Baron approaches Nelda Linsk, right, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk who is talking to a friend, Hel...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Alice Topping - Socialite Pink Awning Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Swimming Pool
Located in Brighton, GB
Alice Topping - Socialite Pink Awning Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 15...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Michael Stipe - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot July 23, 1996 Los Angeles N.M.E. COVER SHOOT (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unf...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The Beach at Mill Reef Club, Antigua, 1960 (Unseen)
Located in New York, NY
Guests relax on the beach at the Mill Reef Club in Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Mill Reef Club, Antigua 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Golfing Pals Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals 1977: At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bing Crosby (in red) and A Thomas Taylor. 20 x 20" - paper size ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Positano Beach 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Positano Beach 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979 40 x 30" inches /...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bikini Society 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bikini Society 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped February 1972: From l to r; Christina Chambonne, Elinor Hill, Clare Davidson, Suzy Naggia, Carole Page gossiping by a swimming pool ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons George Hamilton 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'George Hamilton' American actor George Hamilton holidays in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1977. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golfing Pals 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bing Crosby (in red) and A Thomas Taylor. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cranmore Mountain Skiers on the Summit, 1955 - North Conway, New Hampshire
Located in New York, NY
Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Cranmore Mountain Skiers on the Summit 1955 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and han...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Palm Beach Arts Festival
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Arts Festival Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Guests at the Palm Beach Arts Festival in the grounds of Bethesda-by-the-Sea church, Palm Beach, Florida, 1964. (...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Andros Island Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Andros Island A family enjoying a quiet beach on Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Kaufmann Desert House - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Kaufmann Desert House The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann and now owned by Nelda Linsk. Lita ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole Beach - Beach Parasols and Water Tuscan Coastline in Southern Italy
Located in Brighton, GB
Porto Ercole Beach - Beach Parasols and Water Tuscan Coastline in Southern Italy by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Peggy Guggenheim 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Peggy Guggenheim 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Peggy Guggenheim (1898 – 1979) in the Palazzo Venier Dei Leoni, Venice. The palace houses her private art collection, including Pi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sugarbush Skiing 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Skiing 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960. 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collectio...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surreal Encounter: Street Photography of Sexy Girl and Clown
Located in Miami, FL
This grab shot depicts street photography of a sexy girl and a clown statue. It's characterized by a surreal tension between the two subjects - one facing the viewer and one walking ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Artistic denizens gather in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel on W. 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, 1968. Clockwise from left...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

El Dorado Beach (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
El Dorado Beach (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) El Dorado Beach on the south side of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, circa 1959. Additional ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Keep Your Cool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. Fashionable Alvarez wearing a white bikini and '...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Crespi And Mastroianni 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Crespi And Mastroianni 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Italian countess Consuelo Crespi (left, 1928-2010) and Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (right, 1924–1996) in conversation...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caleta Beach, Acapulco 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Caleta Beach, Acapulco 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A couple walk on Caleta Beach holding hands, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamp...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lady Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Lady Hamilton Lady Hamilton rests in the shade of a tree, in the company of a Kenyan tribe. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fan Mail Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail 1952 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail s...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Caracalla Therme 1990 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Caracalla Therme' 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A woman experiences the Caracalla Therme spa in Baden-Baden, September 1990. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm pape...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Eagle Club 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Eagle Club' Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970 Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tiffanys by Stuart Möller signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Tiffanys A young woman passes by the infamous diamond & jewellery store, Tiffany’s in New York, with yellow NYC cabs reflected in one of its show windows. by Stuart Möller Born...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Colony Hotel (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Colony Hotel (1961) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) A fashion show at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Additional Inform...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Massachusetts Hero - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Massachusetts Hero A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian an...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Midtown Manhattan Night
Located in London, GB
Midtown Manhattan Night Artist Aerial Perspectives / Getty Images C print Oversize 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm Unframed Framing & Different S...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Eleuthera Pool Party - Slim Aarons - Bahamas - Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Eleuthera Pool Party' by Slim Aarons LIMITED EDITION ESTATE STAMPED PRINT Numbered in ink to 150 only and emboss stamped on front. Guests at the French Leave...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Skiing In Vail (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiing In Vail, 1964 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, The High Life Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
American actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez, France, August 1977. Slim Aarons The High Lif...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

California Fashion Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
California Fashion A woman posing by an ornamental pond, wearing a sleeveless, two-piece outfit, San Diego, California, October 1956. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
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 Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Beach Club 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo Beach Club' Guests around the pool at the Monte Carlo Beach Club, Monaco, August 1970. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Elephant Walk 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Elephant Walk' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Guests around the pool at Elephant Walk, Duncan McMartin's villa in Bermuda, September 1977. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
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 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One James Hunt
Located in Brighton, GB
Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One James Hunt by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Monaco Grand Prix' is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A unique view from the driver's height of Formula One Grand Prix...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Modern color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern color photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add color photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Toni Frissell, and Alain Le Garsmeur. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern color photography, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for color photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $36 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.

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