Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking N E W A N D N E V E R S E E N B E F O R E S L I M A A R O N S P H OTO G R A P H Y
tographer for the US military magazine during World War II. His work has been included in the publications Town and Country, Holiday, Venture and LIFE.
Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons established his place
Slim Aarons is internationally known for the positive portrayals he gave
in the Pantheon of great postwar photographers.
to the people he photographed and was invited to high-society gather-
It was Aarons who perfected, if not invented, the environmental
ings for exactly this reason. His subject matter covered
portrait while photographing the international elite in their exclusive
American and European society as well as nobility and both minor and
playgrounds during the jet-set decades of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s,
major stars of the day.
carrying out his self-described mission: to document “attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.”
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FINEPRINT co offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorised by the Getty Images Gallery London.
pictures of the rich and famous both before and after serving as a pho-
Slim Aarons passed away May 29th, 2006. He was 89 years old.
Front Cover Image: SNORKELLING IN THE SHALLOWS. A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, circa 1959. #745209357
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ALL ABOARD Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. #7452093v51
WAITING IN THE SHADE
POSITANO BEACH 1
A woman shelters under a parasol on a beach on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967. #745209353
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at Positano, Italy, 1979. #745210173
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AT THE WHEEL
CALETA BEACH, ACAPULCO
Friends enjoying a sailing holiday in the Bahamas, 1967. #745210111
A couple walk on Caleta Beach holding hands, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968. #745210117
LIDO LIFE
NICELY COIFFED
A waiter serves fruit to bathers, including socialite, Louisa del Musso (kneeling), at the Lido in Venice, Italy, 1957. #745210113
A poodle enters a barber shop on a street in Deauville, Normandy, France, 1970. #745210115
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POSITANO BEACH 2 Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at Positano, Italy, 1979. #745209365
BUGGY ON THE BEACH
A COLOURFUL CREW
Friends enjoy a day out driving a beach buggy in Acapulco, 1975. #745216003
A group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda, June 1970. #745216001
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A FRIENDLY CHAT
COMING ASHORE
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967. #745216005
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy. August 1973. #745210243
HARBOUR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
FISHING ON HONEYMOON PORCH
A couple relax at the beach on Harbour Island, Bahamas, 1967. #745210175
A couple relax on a porch in Exuma, Bahamas, 1967. #745209367
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POSITANO BEACH 3 Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at Positano, Italy, 1979. #745209369
OLIMPIA HRUSKA
ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI
Swedish model Olimpia Hruska, wearing a bikini, poses against a rock on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, Italy, 1964. #745208851
Italian operatic singer and actress, Anna Maria Alberghetti relaxes during a break from entertaining at a local nightclub, Lake Tahoe, USA, 1959. #745208847
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DOLORES DEL RIO
A NICE SPOT FOR LUNCH
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 - 1983, right) poses with a friend in Acapulco, Mexico, 1952. #745209095
A group enjoy a picnic at a rocky coastline in Bermuda, 1957. #745209093
MONTE CARLO Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. #745216007
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LECH ICE BAR 1
LECH ICE BAR 2
Skiers enjoy a drink by the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. #745210703
A bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. #745209091
SKIING IN SEEFELD A group of men and women go cross-country skiing in Seefeld, Austria, 1985. #745208843
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SKIING IN VAIL 1
SKIING IN VAIL 2
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. #745210699
Skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. #745210705
SIZING AND FRAMING
Reference
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Print/Canvas Size
Framed Size
A 10” x 12”
25.4 x 30.5cm
58 x 68cm
B 12” x 16”
30.5 x 40.6cm
61 x 71cm
C 16 x 20”
40.6 x 50.8cm
68 x 78cm
D 20” x 24”
50.8 x 76.2cm
78 x 89cm
E 20” x 30”
50.8 x 76.2cm
78 x 100cm
F 30” x 40”
76.2 x 101.6cm
100 x 125cm
G 40” x 60”
101.6 x 152.5
125 x 175cm
Square images are charged at the same rate as a rectangle image, eg. OLIMPIA HRUSKA 125 x 125 cm framed is the same price as Waiting in the Shade 175 x 125cm. This also applies to both framed and unframed prints and canvases. • G size is framed in white with perspex. • All framed canvas comes in a white reverse frame (floating frame).
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