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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
Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink b...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Joan Collins Relaxes (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped, 2020

$3,000
Kasimir Korybut (1971) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kasimir Korybut (1971) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Kasimir Korybut and Michelle Vaughan begin a raft ride up the White River in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Kasimir Korybut (1971) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL

Slim Aarons
Kasimir Korybut (1971) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL, 2020

$4,200
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano, 1958. Additional Infor...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped, 2020

$3,000
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A Dalmatian dog lies at the feet of Mr and Mrs John M Seabrook as they pose...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

Slim Aarons
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant, 2020

$5,400
The Fontainebleau Hotel Pool, Miami Beach, 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The Fontainebleau Hotel swimming pool, Miami, circa 1955. The Fontainebleau Pool 1955 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

The Fontainebleau Hotel Pool, Miami Beach, 1955
The Fontainebleau Hotel Pool, Miami Beach, 1955

Slim Aarons
The Fontainebleau Hotel Pool, Miami Beach, 1955, 1955 (printed later)

$3,900
Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests relaxing in the shade at the Tres Vidas private members club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1975 - Printed Later

$2,400
Slim Aarons Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laura Hawk, assistant to the Slim Aarons, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz's Marbella home, September 1st, 1985. Slim Aarons Marbella Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Additional sizes offered: 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 24 x 20 inches $2500 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 that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Internal: Vintage Marbella, Vintage Bathing...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Marbella Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1985

$3,600
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and Margaret O'Neil at the Cap Juluca Hotel in Cap Juluca, Anguilla. This is an estate s...
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1990s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1992 - Printed Later

$3,000
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and Margaret O'Neil at the Cap Juluca Hotel in Cap Juluca, Anguilla. This is an estate s...
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1990s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1992 - Printed Later

$3,600
Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons Dinner Jazz Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome Black and White Pho...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition, 1949

$5,400
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Patricia and Margaret O'Neil at the Cap Juluca Hotel in Cap Juluca, Anguilla. This is an estate s...
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1990s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1992 - Printed Later

$3,900
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Donald Leas Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. 48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize, 1968 (Printed later)

$5,700
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jonas Akerman with his wife Lillemor Malmstrom and their children in their villa in Provence, Franc...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1989 - Printed Later

$3,000
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jonas Akerman with his wife Lillemor Malmstrom and their children in their villa in Provence, Franc...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1989 - Printed Later

$3,600
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jonas Akerman with his wife Lillemor Malmstrom and their children in their villa in Provence, Franc...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday In Provence, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1989 - Printed Later

$3,900
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa Racquet Club pool,...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$1,800
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa Racquet Club pool,...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$2,400
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa Racquet Club pool,...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,000
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa Racquet Club pool,...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,600
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa Racquet Club pool,...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$3,900
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Mrs Charles Rogers sitting on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Club pool, Aca...
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1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Fruit Cocktail, Mexico, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1961 - Printed Later

$4,200
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina in Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. This is an estate...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1975 - Printed later

$1,800
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina in Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. This is an estate...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Hotel Taormina, Sicily, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1975 - Printed later

$2,400
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features winemaker Daniel Gainey and his wife out riding at their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is an...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$1,800
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features winemaker Daniel Gainey and his wife out riding at their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is an...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$3,000
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features winemaker Daniel Gainey and his wife out riding at their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is an...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$3,600
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features winemaker Daniel Gainey and his wife out riding at their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is an...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$3,900
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features winemaker Daniel Gainey and his wife out riding at their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is an...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Daniel Gainey, Arizona, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$4,200
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Linda Shaw emerging from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971. This is an estate stamped and ha...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$1,800
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Linda Shaw emerging from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971. This is an estate stamped and ha...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$2,400
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Linda Shaw emerging from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971. This is an estate stamped and ha...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$3,600
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Linda Shaw emerging from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971. This is an estate stamped and ha...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$3,900
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Linda Shaw emerging from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971. This is an estate stamped and ha...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Slim Aarons
Linda Shaw, Singapore, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph, 1971 - Printed Later

$4,200
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Ca...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern

Slim Aarons
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern, 1981 - Printed Later

$2,400
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Ca...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern

Slim Aarons
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern, 1981 - Printed Later

$3,000
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Ca...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern

Slim Aarons
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern, 1981 - Printed Later

$3,600
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Ca...
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1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

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Lambda

Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern

Slim Aarons
Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern, 1981 - Printed Later

$3,900
Yacht Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, 1967. A group of topless bronzed young women captured from the back are seen enjoying the Spanis...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Yacht Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Yacht Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Slim Aarons
Yacht Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print, 1967

$5,400
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970. Paper size 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons P...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island, 1970

$3,600
Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A signpost indicating various ski slopes and toboggan tracks in the resort of St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Signpost In St. Moritz 1963 C print (Printed later) Es...
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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz Midcentury Modern Photography
Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz Midcentury Modern Photography

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz Midcentury Modern Photography, 1963 (printed later)

$5,400
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print 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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1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

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C Print

Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century

Slim Aarons
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century, 1969

$4,900
Slim Aarons, Cortina d Ampezzo Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A chairlift up the mountain in Cortina d'Ampezzo, February 1962. Slim Aarons Cortina d'Ampezzo 1962 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 15...
Category

1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons, Cortina d Ampezzo Midcentury Modern Photography
Slim Aarons, Cortina d Ampezzo Midcentury Modern Photography

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Cortina d Ampezzo Midcentury Modern Photography, 1962 (printed later)

$3,000
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, New England, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Wa...
Category

1960s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, New England, Estate Edition Photograph
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, New England, Estate Edition Photograph

Slim Aarons
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, New England, Estate Edition Photograph, 1960 - Printed Later

$3,900
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera bea...
Category

1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph

Slim Aarons
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph, 1979 - printed later

$3,000
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." Slim Aarons Nelda and...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, Estate Edition
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, Estate Edition, 1970

$5,400
Snowmass Picnic - Aspen Colorado Ski Resort American Winter Ski Sports Resort
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Snowmass Picnic - Aspen Colorado Ski Resort American Winter Ski Sports Resort by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Snowmass Picnic" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print by 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A stand-up fondue picnic for the skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, in Colorado. The picnic was organized by Holiday magazine, with the helicopter in the background being used to bring up hot food. The guest list included one Olympic skier, the president of IBM, an American restaurateur, and the CEO of Head Ski...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Snowmass Picnic - Aspen Colorado Ski Resort American Winter Ski Sports Resort
Snowmass Picnic - Aspen Colorado Ski Resort American Winter Ski Sports Resort

Slim Aarons
Snowmass Picnic - Aspen Colorado Ski Resort American Winter Ski Sports Resort

$3,819
Swimming in Bermuda, 1977 - Crystal Clear Waters North Atlantic Ocean Island
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Swimming in Bermuda, 1977 - Crystal Clear Waters North Atlantic Ocean Island by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Sw...
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20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Swimming in Bermuda, 1977 - Crystal Clear Waters North Atlantic Ocean Island
Swimming in Bermuda, 1977 - Crystal Clear Waters North Atlantic Ocean Island

Slim Aarons
Swimming in Bermuda, 1977 - Crystal Clear Waters North Atlantic Ocean Island

$3,819
Poolside Social, 1970 - Social by Swimming Pool of Kaufmann House Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Social, 1970 - Social by Swimming Pool of Kaufmann House Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "...
Category

20th Century American Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Poolside Social, 1970 - Social by Swimming Pool of Kaufmann House Palm Springs

Slim Aarons
Poolside Social, 1970 - Social by Swimming Pool of Kaufmann House Palm Springs

$3,819
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
Category

1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize, 1954 (Printed later)

$5,700
Slim Aarons, Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Entrepreneur Olivier Coquelin and actor Lahaina Kameha in Haiti, February 1981. Slim Aarons Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha 1981 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numb...
Category

1980s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons, Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha Midcentury Modern Photography
Slim Aarons, Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha Midcentury Modern Photography

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha Midcentury Modern Photography, 1981 (printed later)

$3,600
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera bea...
Category

1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph

Slim Aarons
Positano Beach, Italy, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph, 1979 - printed later

$2,400
Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beach At Saint Tropez Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. 60x40” / 152 x 101 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pri...
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1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition

Slim Aarons
Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition, 1977 (printed later)

$5,400
Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Laguna Beach Surfers (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Three surfers with their boards at sunset, Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. (Photo by Slim Aar...
Category

1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Aluminum

Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century

Slim Aarons
Laguna Beach Surfer - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century, 1970

$3,350
Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring 30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Col...
Category

1970s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print, 1967

$4,200
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Keep Your Cool 1978 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of...
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1970s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon, 1978

$5,400
Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Hotel - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beverly Hills Hotel' by Slim Aarons Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Typically 'Slim' this photograph ...
Category

1950s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Hotel - Estate Stamped
Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Hotel - Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Hotel - Estate Stamped, 1957

$6,500
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Santa and Serena Antonelli and a guest dining al fresco on the terrace of their home abov...
Category

1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1983 - Printed Later

$3,900
Gloria Schiff And Consuelo Crespi 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Gloria Schiff And Consuelo Crespi' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Pilar Crespi and her sister, Italian countess Consuelo Crespi (1928-2010) in Costa Smeralda, Sardi...
Category

1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Gloria Schiff And Consuelo Crespi 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Gloria Schiff And Consuelo Crespi 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition, 1968 (Printed Later)

$2,750
Yacht Holiday - Slim Aarons - 20th century color photography - Nudes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' by Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print limited to 150 only numbered in ink & emboss stamped. 60 x 40 " inches paper size Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino ...
Category

1960s Modern Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

C Print

Yacht Holiday - Slim Aarons - 20th century color photography - Nudes
Yacht Holiday - Slim Aarons - 20th century color photography - Nudes

Slim Aarons
Yacht Holiday - Slim Aarons - 20th century color photography - Nudes, 1967

$4,250
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Santa and Serena Antonelli and a guest dining al fresco on the terrace of their home abov...
Category

1980s Realist Slim Aarons Photography

Materials

Lambda

Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Santa and Serena Antonelli, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1983 - Printed Later

$3,000

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.

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