Yves Saint Laurent- the life-long collection

At the end of February 2009, the extraordinary art collection that the late Yves Saint Laurent took a lifetime to assemble his partner Pierre Bergé- a collection that runs from the Renaissance to Picasso and Matisse, from French enamels to African wood carvings - has been put under the hammer by Christie's, Paris.


Bailed as “the sale of the century,” the auction brought in $483 million over three days, in great testament to Saint Laurent's legacy the collection set a world record for the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction and the highest grossing sale in the history of Europe despite the economic downturn.
Less known to the public than his fashion creation, art was the greatest passion of Saint Laurent's, he was influenced tremendously by art (Mondrian and Picasso to name an obvious few) in his designs.