Soicher Marin Slim Aarons Leisure in Antibes - Slide 21.25 x 21.25

This iconic 1969 photograph, "Leisure in Antibes", captures a sun-drenched moment off the coast of Antibes near the legendary Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera. A woman lounges gracefully on the deck of a sleek motorboat, soaking in the warm August sun as the vessel tows a waterskier through the sparkling Mediterranean waters. Beyond its serene surface, the image embodies the Riviera’s postwar allure as a playground for the international elite, where modernist architecture, glamorous leisure, and natural beauty converged. The hotel, famed for hosting celebrities, artists, and aristocrats, stood at the heart of a cultural renaissance that celebrated relaxation, recreation, and personal freedom in the late 1960s.