Yves. St Laurent was the greatest designer that ever lived but he was also an avid, obsessive collector of art, objets, sculpture, and furniture. With partner Pierre Berge they amassed a huge, eclectic collection for over 40 years. Berge decided to emotionally and literally clean house by 

putting it up for auction at Christie’s  because the collection was so personal it didn’t really mean anything anymore after Yves died last year. So large is the collection, the catalogue is five volumes and the estimated take fro

m the auction is about 300 million euros, which will generously be donated by Pierre Berge to a new AIDS research foundation he is starting. 

The collection is from the many houses they owned including the rue Babylone hotel/private house, the rue Bonaparte house where artist Edouard Manet was born, and Chateau Gabriel in Benerville-sur-Mer in Normandy.

Preview days February 21-23, Sale days February 23-25

Grand Palais, 3 Avenue du Général-Eisenhower, 8th arr., Metro: Champs Elysees-Clemenceau

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