Slim Aarons Photography
American, 1916-2006
American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.
Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.
Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.
In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.
In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.
Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.
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Artist: Slim Aarons
Tiziana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tiziana
A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in Positano, 1984.
24 x 20" - paper size
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Poolside In Sotogrande
1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Sotogrande'
Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
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By The Pool In Acapulco
1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'By The Pool In Acapulco'
A tanned man surrounded by young women in bikinis by the pool at Warren Avis's villa in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1978.
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The Butlers
1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'The Butlers'
March 1971: Allan and Shirley Butler beside the pool at their home 'Jacaranda' in the Bahamas. His wife is the daughter of the well known Bahamian, Sir Harry Oakes.
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Pool By The Sea
1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea'
Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
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Villa Borghese Lion
1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Villa Borghese Lion'
A young girl eating ice cream while sitting on a sculpture of a lion on the grounds of the Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy, 1970.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 c...
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Pool On Amalfi Coast, 1984 - Italian Riviera Hotel Santa Caterina Swimming Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Pool On Amalfi Coast, 1984 - Italian Riviera Hotel Santa Caterina Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Cortina d
Ampezzo (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1982
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A rest from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1982.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cer...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Skiers at Verbier, 1964 - Ski Sports in Swiss Alpine Snowy Mountain Range
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiers at Verbier, 1964 - Ski Sports in Swiss Alpine Snowy Mountain Range by Slim Aarons
16 x 16" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Skier...
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Spear Fishing In San Diego (1956) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego (1956) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A spearfisherman in a mask, snorkel, and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach.
San Diego, Californi...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Alpine Skiing (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Alpine Skiing (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Skiers waiting for the cable car at Verbier in Switzerland,
1964.
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New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds.
New Hampshire, 1955.
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Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Skiers at Cortina D’Ampezzo.
Italy, 1962.
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Hotel Olden (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Olden (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
People carry their skis past the Hotel Olden in Gstaad,
1961.
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Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Riders gather in the courtyard of Richard Collins’ House for the stirrup cup libation, before the start of...
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New England Skiing Starters (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope,
New Hampshire, 1955.
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Celebrity Cruise
1965 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Celebrity Cruise'
circa 1965: British comedian Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980) holidays with Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002, right) on the Aga Khan's yacht on the Costa Smeralda.
40 ...
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Two-Tone Dress (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Two-Tone Dress (1956) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A woman posing in a formal garden wearing a long, sleeveless, two-tone dress with a decorative bow at the wai...
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Pool On Amalfi Coast
1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool On Amalfi Coast'
A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Quiet Afternoon (1980) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Quiet Afternoon (1980) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Brigitte Lapp Fonda reclines amidst the foliage
Marbella, circa 1980.
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Fan Mail (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after ...
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Lily Safra
1991 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lily Safra'
Lily Safra, wife of Lebanese-born banker Edmond Safra, at home in La Leopolda, Southern France, July 1991.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm pa...
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1990s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Bettina Graziani relaxes in a hammock on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1964...
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Blue Seas
1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Blue Seas'
August 1984: Holidaymakers' yachts find a quiet haven off the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Col...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Poolside Chez Holder
1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Chez Holder'
Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
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Black Pearl Trippers (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Black Pearl Trippers (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Harry Cabot Jnr (standing, centre) with his son and their host Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III (in stri...
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Cannes Watersports (1958) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports (1958) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel,
Cannes, 1958.
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Curling (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Curling (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Heinrich Dite and Leonie Heller play a variety of curling in Lech,
Austria, 1961.
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Dal Lake (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dal Lake (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir,
India, 1961.
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Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
The colourfully fashionable couple stand next to their ...
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Carlton Hotel
1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel'
The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
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Tram Turntable
1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tram Turntable'
A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
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Pool At Bouldereign
1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Bouldereign'
Guests round the pool at Bouldereign, Carl Hovgard's home in Carefree, Arizona, January 1973.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Coll...
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Beverly Hills Pool Party
1952 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beverly Hills Pool Party'
Premium Rates Apply. A party by James Pendleton's pool in Beverly Hills, California, 1952. Pendleton's house was later bought by Hollywood director Robert Evans...
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Poolside Drinks
1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Drinks'
May 1975: Guests around the pool at Dorothy Laughlin's Santa Barbara home.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
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Tullio Abbate
1983 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tullio Abbate'
Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983.
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Let
s Dance
1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Let's Dance'
Film stars Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh enjoying a dance at a party held at James Mason's home in Beverly Hills, 1954.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper s...
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Deauville Casino
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Deauville Casino
An exclusive gambling table at the casino in Deauville, France, 1970.
40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Walking Up Cortina D
Ampezzo - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Walking Up Cortina D'Ampezzo
Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962.
Paper size 48 x 48" inches / 121 x 121 cm
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Slim Aarons, Eva Maria Lopez (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Eva Maria Lopez (Aarons Estate Edition), 1989
Eva Maria Lopez takes a dip in the sea from the deck of Serena, her boyfriend's luxury yacht off Forment...
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1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography
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Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society
Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woman in 18th...
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Sunbathing On Capri 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980...
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Eton-Harrow Match (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eton-Harrow Match (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Lord’s achieves its sartorial and social pinnacle for a school event – the annual Eton-Harrow Match,
1955....
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Gstaad Station (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Gstaad Station (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Travellers with their skis waiting at Gstaad Station,
1961.
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High Society Cricket (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
High Society Cricket (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground,
L...
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Ursula Andress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome,
Italy, circa 1955.
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Lake Tahoe Canoes (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Canoes (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe,
1959.
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Lake Tahoe Trip (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Trip (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe,
1959.
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Mara Lane (1954) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane (1954) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing co...
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Merle Oberon (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon (1958) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Indian-born actress Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) with her husband, Italian industrial...
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Bahamas Speed Week
1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week'
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
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Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons
ESTATE EDITION -
numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only)
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
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French Leave Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French Leave Hotel
1960
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor Craig Kelly, at Eleuthera in ...
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Oz Tennis Stars Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Oz Tennis Stars
1956
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Australian tennis players Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall at the Newport Tennis week i...
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Evening Dress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Evening Dress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Mrs. Augustus G. Paine II at the house of her father, Earl E. T. Smith, wearing an evening dress by...
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Megachess
1993 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess'
A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, February 1993.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Pho...
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Plantation Cocoyer
1981 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Plantation Cocoyer'
People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
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Poolside In Kenya
1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Kenya'
A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
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Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to left, former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), unknown, Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and actress Lita Baron (in white sunhat). The Linsks are the current owners of the house.
Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. Recent articles credit his work with inspiring the casually flawless style of top Instagram influencers, full of sunshine and escapism.
Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday."
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Nelda and...
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Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc
1969
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France, 1969.
unframed
c type print
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Slim Aarons photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in digital print, lambda print, laser print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Slim Aarons photography, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mark Shaw, Joel Meyerowitz, and Rainer Schlegelmilch. Slim Aarons photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,720 and tops out at $14,000, while the average work can sell for $2,500.