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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
Jamaican Jewel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Jamaican Jewel The swimming pool at the Jamaican home of Philadelphia jeweller Douglas Cooper, March 1970. 16×20 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Positano Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Positano A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano, 1958 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 202...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Hugh Hefner 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hugh Hefner' American publisher Hugh Hefner, founder of 'Playboy' magazine, surrounded by erotica at the Playboy Club in Chicago, 1961. 40 x 30" inch...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 2...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Costa Smeralda, Sardinia 1978 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sailboats on the waters of the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, Italy, in September 1978. unframed c t...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snow Round the Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snow Round the Pool 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964 unframed c type print printed 2023 ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Chic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chic 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. Nelda Linsk, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, is wearing yellow on the left, Helen Dzo Dzo is at centre in a white crochet outfit...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palace Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palace Hotel The Palace Hotel in Gstaad, 1961. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints onl...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Flamingos In Flight Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Flamingos In Flight 1979 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Flamingos in flight, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, January 1979. unframed c type print printed 2023 16...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Il Pellicano Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Il Pellicano Hotel 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980....
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

George Hamilton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
George Hamilton American actor George Hamilton holidays in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1977. 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Fan Mail Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955 Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released. ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monte Carlo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Monte Carlo Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. 20 x 24" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Lim...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Ocho Rios, Jamaica Guests relax by the swimming pool at John Young's villa 'Plantana', Ocho Rios, Jamaica, March 1971. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poolside Friendship Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Friendship 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with g...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Athina Livanos Onassis (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
First wife of Greek ship owner Aristotle Onassis, Athina Livanos Onassis, at Palm Beach after her divorce, April, 1968. Estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Belvedere Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Belvedere Pool The swimming pool at the Hotel Belvedere, Amalfi, Italy, August 1984. 16 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Print...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Don Giovanni Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pony in t...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Champagne By The Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Champagne By The Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo (in white crochet, left) talking to a guest by the pool at Nelda Li...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Rich...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C.Z. Guest Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Adolfo De Velasco Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Adolfo De Velasco 1988 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Adolfo de Velasco relaxes on a verandah in Marrakech, April 1988 unframed c type print printed 2023 16 x ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nelda And Friends 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to l...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Colourful Crew Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Colourful Crew A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Neo-Classical Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nassau Speed Week Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nassau Speed Week 1963 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Competitors in an assortment of vehicles at the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. unframed c type print printed 202...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 24" x 20" paper size Photo by Sl...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

La Canzone del Mare Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
La Canzone del Mare 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper s...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess On Deck
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 6...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jean Serpieri Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri 1961 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Richard Ashcroft by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Richard Ashcroft 2022 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Phil Richards Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Pool 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at Phil Richards’ home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print prin...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole Beach 1991 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A quiet stretch of coastline in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, July 1991. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rod Stewart Britt Ekland – Beverly Hills, 1976 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Beverly Hills, 1976 Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once so...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

40x60 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laura Hawk In Paestum Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Laura Hawk In Paestum 1984 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, poses reading a guide to Paestum...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathers At Eden Roc Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Sunbathers At Eden Roc 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. unframed c type print printe...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast 1959 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at social...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Underwater Drink 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Underwater Drink' A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Estate...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ardissones House Portofino Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Ardissones House Portofino 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Overlooking Ardissones House, on the water’s edge in Portofino, Italy, 1977 unframed c type prin...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

At The Linsk House Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
At The Linsk House 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimming In Spain Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Swimming In Spain 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Swimming and snorkelling in the bay at the Hostal De La Gavina, in S’agaro, Costa Brava, Spain, July 1970 ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Kaufmann Desert House, 1947 (Palm Springs, Ca. Richard Neutra)
Located in New York, NY
The Kaufmann House was one of the last domestic projects conducted by Neutra, but it is also arguably one of his most famous homes. It is “one of the most important examples of inter...
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1940s Modern Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Poolside Fashions Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Fashions 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk’s desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Rodeo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Rodeo 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators watch from the stand as a contestant rides a bucking horse at the Palm Springs Mounted Police ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monte Carlo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Monte Carlo A man and a woman on jet skis off the coast of Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1956 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Porto Ercole Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. 24 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Palm Beach Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Party 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A pool party in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. unframed c type print printed 2...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

On The Beach In Bermuda Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
On The Beach In Bermuda 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathing and swimming at a beach in Bermuda, June 1967. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Holiday In Boston Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Holiday In Boston 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A sailing holiday on Barclay (Buzzy) H. Warburton III’s brigantine ‘Black Pearl’, 1959. They are sailing off North Shore...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling In Malta Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Malta 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. unfr...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tram Turntable Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Tram Turntable A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Zermatt Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. 24 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limite...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Lunch At Bali-li Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lunch At Bali-li 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mr and Mrs Amos Morrill and Mrs Ogden P. Starr having lunch at ‘Bali-li’ at the Mill Reef...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

CZ by the Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
CZ by the Pool 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka CZ Guest, 1920 – 2003) perches on the edge of the Grecian te...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956 16×16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Ardizzone’s House Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Ardizzone’s House Overlooking Ardizzone’s House, on the water’s edge in Portofino, Italy, July 1985. 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Lounging In Verbier Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Lounging In Verbier 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. unframed c type pri...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Treasure Cay Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Treasure Cay Treasure Cay resort on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, March 1986 24 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Casa Las Estacas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Casa Las Estacas 1979 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Gunzburg’s pool at the Casa Las Estacas, in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1979...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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