Sunbathers At Eden Roc

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Sunbathers at Eden Roc captures the quintessential French Riviera moment in August 1969, when eight sun-seekers claimed their positions on the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc's legendary rocky coastline. Slim Aarons reveals six adults draped languidly across pristine loungers on modernist concrete platforms, while two children splash happily in the natural Mediterranean waters below. The multi-tiered sunbathing decks gently descend toward the sea in three distinct levels, no traditional pool in sight, just jewel-toned waters meeting ancient limestone cliffs under the Côte d'Azur's brilliant midday sun.

This remarkable scene adds an elite Mediterranean retreat to your space where rarefied leisure becomes your daily inspiration. Your guests will immediately recognize the unmistakable glamour of Eden-Roc's natural swimming cove, where Europe's distinctive set chose rocky authenticity over manicured pools. The photograph brings that same Sunbathers at Eden Roc allure directly into your home, with its striking composition of pale platforms against aquamarine sea, colorful bikinis in black, cream and pink creating vibrant punctuation marks, while a casually placed woven basket suggests those unhurried afternoon plans.

Captured during Rudolf Oetker's transformative first year of prestigious ownership, this remarkable image preserves the celebrated era when Slim Aarons found Kirk Douglas among the August guests at this legendary cash-only bastion of rare privilege. The photograph perfectly embodies that era's carefree hedonism and cultured abandon, when sunbathing, pioneered by Coco Chanel on these very shores decades earlier, became the Riviera's most defining and celebrated ritual.

Available in museum-quality photo lustre or matte finish, professionally framed in black, white, or natural wood. Each print preserves those sharp Mediterranean shadows and the luminous quality of authentic Antibes light. Cast your living room into this private slice of the glorious French Riviera today.