This enchanting photograph captures young women lounging by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool in Athens, Greece, in July 1961. Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961 embodies the sophisticated leisure culture of Greece's elite during the early 1960s, when Athens was emerging as a cosmopolitan destination for international high society. The scene showcases the effortless glamour and refined lifestyle of one of Greece's most prominent families, known for their significant contributions to Greek industry and culture through their cement and textile business empire, as well as their renowned art collection that would later become a celebrated museum.
The Canellopoulos family represented the pinnacle of Greek aristocratic society, where wealthy industrialists and art collectors created havens of sophisticated leisure in the heart of historic Athens.
Slim Aarons, renowned for his evocative photographs of, as he described it, "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places," was the quintessential chronicler of high society. After serving as a war photographer, Aarons turned his lens to a new landscape: the glamorous lives of Hollywood elites, Palm Beach socialites, and jet-setting debutantes and princes. His work for society publications captured an aspirational world of leisure and luxury that defined the American upper class throughout the mid-20th century, creating images that remain timeless symbols of sophistication and style.
Every piece in our unique Slim Aarons collection is meticulously handcrafted using archival materials and printed on premium, luster photographic paper with environmentally safe inks, custom framed by skilled artisans who ensure that each work of art meets the exacting standards befitting such an iconic photograph.
