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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
Italy in 1956 - David - Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. Th...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Julie London
Located in London, GB
Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1957. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Coll...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Il Pellicano Beach Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Slim Aarons Il Pellicano Beach 1973 C print (Printed later) Estate signatu...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Customer service at the petrol station, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Perfect customer service at the petrol station, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William T...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Girl in East Prussia, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A girl at Samland in East Prussia hanging up flatfishes fro drying, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on ...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons, Skiers At Sugarbush Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. Slim Aarons Skiers At Sugarbush 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered editi...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Skiers At Sugarbush Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960. Slim Aarons Skiers At Sugarbush 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered editi...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Snowmass Village 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. 30x40” / 76x101 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Col...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971, Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests relax by the swimming pool at John Young's villa 'Plantana', Ocho Rios, Jamaica, March 1971. Slim Aarons Ocho Rios, Jamaica 1971 C print (Printed later) Estate signature sta...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Tiziana in Positano
Located in New York, NY
A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in Positano, 1984. Tiziana Audino 1984 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print state stamped and hand numbered edi...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Faraglioni Rocks, Capri Midcentury Modern Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri, August 1974 Slim Aarons Faraglioni Rocks, Capri, 1974, Printed Later Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered upon ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Arturo Pani s Villa Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
The swimming pool at Arturo Pani's villa, Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. Slim Aarons Arturo Pani's Villa 1984 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edi...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Mid Century Porsche Cabriolet 911, Midnight Modern Architecture Palm Springs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Modern Palm Springs Architecture. White Porsche Cabriolet 911 vintage Car photographed in Palm Desert. Archival Inkjet Print on Cotton Paper. Mid Century Modern Archit...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

This Ain t Our First Rodeo
Located in Greenwich, CT
From Debranne Cingari's "Words in the Sky" series, this piece celebrates the playfulness that has long been a signature element of her oeuvre. Cingari combines beautiful landscapes, ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Metal

Lounging In Verbier ( Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Gorgeous print measuring an extra large 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bikini Girls 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bikini Girls' Two women in matching bikini and shoes outfits, Monte Carlo, 1975. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print by Justin De Villeneuve 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm Chromogenic print signed & numbered by artist editio...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Party at Romanoff’s 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Party at Romanoff’s 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A party at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959 16 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Nirvana Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico, 1971. Old Acapulco can be seen across the bay. Slim Aarons Nirvana 1971 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbe...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lounging In Verbier - Super Oversize
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Size 72 x 48" inches / 183 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs (Kaufmann Desert House) 1970 (printed later) C Print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Former fashion model Hel...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. Sunbathing in Capr...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Still life with Watermelon, NY
Located in Miami, FL
Phillips de Pury Collection of Alain Dominique Perrin Printed 1985, One from an edition of 21 dye transfer prints Signed Irving Penn Verso Literature: Szarkowki, Irving Penn Irving...
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1940s Modern Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Official Limited Estate Edition Supersize
Located in London, GB
'Penthouse Pool' Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Paper size 48 x 48 inches / 122 x 122 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tiziana in Positano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Tiziana Audino 1984 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in Positano, 1984. Estate stamp...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Lake Tahoe Ladies
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Editi...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O Neill The Rolling Stones at Tin Pan Alley, 1963 RARE Signed Print
Located in New York, NY
The Rolling Stones are photographed outside the Tin Pan Alley Club in London in 1963. From left to right, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones (1942 – 1969) and Charl...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Billie Holiday on Stage - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Billie Holiday on Stage by Globe Photo Archives This color action shot features American jazz musician and singer-songwriter, Billie Holiday. Wi...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Katharine Hepburn 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Katharine Hepburn 1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Adriatic Riviera
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Riviera Men and women - wearing red, white and blue striped tops - relaxing on a small boat, with a red and white mast, and small flags of Germany, USA, Great Britain and I...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Floating 1960 Two women in swimwear float on water. by Toni Frissell Oversize 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available - ple...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing In Vail
Located in London, GB
Skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O Neill, Elton John, Dodger Stadium
Located in New York, NY
Elton John and his Airplane, Los Angeles, CA 1975 (printed latter) C-print Posthumous estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Wearing a custom LA Do...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Beach At St. Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authentici...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Sunlit Dive" Nude Photography 56" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sunlit Dive" Nude Photography 56" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish Sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Rag Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink

Norman Parkinson Katherine Pastrie, Queen magazine, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson captures French model Katherine Pastrie for Queen Magazine, 1960. Katherine Pastrie, Queen Magazine 1960 printed later C print Estate stamped and numbered edition o...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Cadillac
Located in East Hampton, NY
Black & White photograph of a Cadillac fins Comes unframed Classic Auto photo About the Artist: Short Biography in a Nutshell: A fun journey My first fo...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Mixed Media

"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer George Harrison photographed in London, 1986 Comes in ...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Dolores Guinness
Located in London, GB
Dolores Guinness German-born socialite Dolores Guinness (1936 – 2012) in the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1965 Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inche...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Donald Trump, Dove of Peace
Located in New York, NY
Donald Trump, Dove of Peace 1985 Archival pigment print image size: 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American photog...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ormond Gigli Girls in the Windows
Located in New York, NY
Ormond Gigli Girls in the Window, 1960 (printed later) Color coupler print 44 x 44 inches Signed, dated and numbered edition 22/45 Ormond Gigli: The Visionary Behind the "Girls in...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Curling At St. Moritz 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Curling At St. Moritz' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archi...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Case Study House 22, Pool, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Julius Shulman Case Study House #22. Pool. C print 16 x 20 inches Shulman's studio stamp and signature on verso. Signed by Julius Shulman with Certificate of Authenticity authoriz...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons C.Z. Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'C.Z. Guest With Her Great Dane' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d'Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983. Slim Aarons Chro...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Marsha Gayle 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Marsha Gayle 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Pantz Pool 1985 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pantz Pool' Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella home, September 1985. Paper Size very large 72 x 48" inches / 18...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing At Cannon Mountain
Located in London, GB
A skier sets off on the easy loop at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring a huge Oversize 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamp...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Having A Topping Time 1959 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Having A Topping Time Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collec...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, Janu...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

C. Z. Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite C.Z. Guest (Mrs Winston F.C. Guest) (1920 – 2003) with a large Great Dane dog, at her Grecian te...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Trip (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Trip' Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. A fabulous scene picturing four young woman canoeing and pedalling on...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

C. Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

CZ’s Dogs 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
CZ’s Dogs 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) with her dogs in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Vill...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Olimpia Hruska 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Olimpia Hruska 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Swedish model Olimpia Hruska, wearing a bikini, poses against a rock on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, Italy, 1964 20 x 20" inches...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Eagle Club
Located in London, GB
Eagle Club Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30" inches / ca 101.6 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Olimpia Hruska 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Olimpia Hruska 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Swedish model Olimpia Hruska, wearing a bikini, poses against a rock on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, Italy, 1964 16 x 16" inches...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, The High Life in St Tropez
Located in New York, NY
August 1977: Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez. Slim Aarons The High Life 1977. (printed l...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Monaco Grand Prix Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Monaco Grand Prix 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition British racing driver James Hunt (1947 – 1993) on the grid at the Monaco Grand...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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