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Modern 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
Slim Aarons Chateau Saint-Martin 1986 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Chateau Saint-Martin' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The Chateau Saint-Martin, a luxury hotel in Vence on the Cote d'Azur, France, 1986. The building was once a Comm...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Henley Royal Regatta 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Henley Royal Regatta' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Spectators at the Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aaro...
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1950s Modern Photography

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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 ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Capri Cruise 1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Capri Cruise' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoy an on-deck siesta whilst cruising near Capri, July 1958. 40 x...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons La Canzone Del Mare 1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limite...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Casa Rosada, Ibiza 1989 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Casa Rosada, Ibiza' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Artist Beth Batlle relaxes in the garden of her home 'Casa Rosada' with her friends Sylvia de Aragon, Mara Polo, and Carmen U...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Playboy Party 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Playboy Party' Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner, December 1961. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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1960s Modern Photography

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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. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Italian Hotelier 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Italian Hotelier' Proprietor Andre Sella outside the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamp...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Lounging In Bermuda 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Bermuda' Jill Council relaxes with a drink by a swimming pool in Bermuda, 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Swimming In Bermuda 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Swimming In Bermuda' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests on Sidney Gould’s ‘Sea Quest’ boat take a dip in the ocean, Bermuda, September 1977. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 7...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Kaufmann Desert House' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessm...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Slim Aarons Von Oswald House 1986 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Von Oswald House' A group of people relax in the garden at the house of Johanna Von Oswald, 1986. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Guests At Villa Nirvana 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Guests At Villa Nirvana' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1978. 40 x 30" inches / 101...
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1970s Modern Photography

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

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Slim Aarons Junior Skier (New England Skiing) 1955 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Junior Skier (New England Skiing)' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A freckled member of the Junior Skiing Program in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons silver ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Spectators At Lord’s 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spectators At Lord’s' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. S...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Seaplane At Palm Beach' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Be...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Luxury Dining 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel, and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper s...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons The Butlers Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Butlers' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print March 1971: Allan and Shirley Butler beside the pool at their home 'Jacaranda' in the Bahamas. His wife is the daughter ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside In Sotogrande - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped (EDIT PHOTO!)
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Sotogrande - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Speedboat Landing - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped August 1973:A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Er...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Tania Mallet - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tania Mallet - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Verbier Skiers 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Verbier Skiers 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fashionable Skiers at Verbier, 1964. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Relaxing At Lake Tahoe 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate St...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Snowmass Picnic - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Picnic - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A stand-up fondue picnic for fashionable skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty miles of trails and snowfields....
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1960s Modern Photography

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Verbier View - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Verbier View - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Verbier Vacation 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Verbier Vacation 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964 50 x 50" inches / 127 x 127 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm pap...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Snowmass Gathering 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Gathering 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Megachess 1993- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Megachess 1993- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, February 1993 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped Coll...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neldas Pool 1970- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Neldas Pool 1970- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann, and now own...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Princess Ruspoli 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Princess Ruspoli 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Princess Lucy Ruspoli stands in front of a colourful wall of old skis in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, February 1979 20 x 16" inches ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Curling In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Curling In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 16 x 12" inches / 41 x 30 cm paper size Estate ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Dal Lake 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dal Lake 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lounging In Bermuda 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lounging In Bermuda 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman relaxes with a drink by a swimming pool in Bermuda, November 1969. 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate S...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eagle Club 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Eagle Club 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a Florida swimming pool. 30 x 30" inches / 76 ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Esther Williams In Florida 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams In Florida 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American swimmer and actress Esther Williams by the pool with friends in Florida, 1955. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm pa...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Eton-Harrow Match 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Eton-Harrow Match 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Lord’s achieves its sartorial and social pinnacle for a school event – the annual Eton-Harrow Match 10 x 10" inches / 25 x 25 cm...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Family Pool 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Family Pool 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs A Watson Armour III (Jean Schweppe) with friends and family enjoying the pool on their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. 40 x 40" i...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Family Snapper 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill, Ja...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh with his pony...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Polo People 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo b...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A boy and two girls lifting a sailing dinghy off its trailer, San Diego, California, October 1956. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm pap...
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1950s Modern Photography

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In Capri 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
In Capri 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Robert Hornstein, the artist Novella Parigini and Prince Dado Ruspoli on Capri, circa 1958 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Esta...
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1950s Modern Photography

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J. Gordon Douglas 1978- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
J. Gordon Douglas 1978- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California, USA, circa 1970. 16 x 16" inch...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown which belonged to the wife of Otto, the fi...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Jamaican Jewel 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Jamaican Jewel 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The swimming pool at the Jamaican home of Philadelphia jeweller Douglas Cooper, March 1970 16 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Joan Collins Relaxes 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins Relaxes 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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Julie London 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Julie London 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1957. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Esta...
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1950s Modern Photography

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La Barranca 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
La Barranca 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bandleader Teddy Stauffer (1909 – 1991) at La Barranca, Warren Avis’ villa in Acapulco, January 1971 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm pa...
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1970s Modern Photography

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La Concha Beach Club 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
La Concha Beach Club 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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1970s Modern Photography

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La Coquille 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
La Coquille 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped An aerial view of Palm Beach, Florida, 1955, showing La Coquille Hotel and its swimming pool. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size...
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1950s Modern Photography

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La Fonteline 1989 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
La Fonteline 1989 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Aerial view of sunbathers and parasols at La Fonteline beach, at the base of the Faraglioni rocks on the island of Capri, Italy, in Se...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

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