The first of six auctions of the private collection of Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge has begun. Yesterday's sale of their art collection brought in $264 million, led by this Matisse, a colorful painting from 1911 of a vase of cowslips on a carpet, which sold for $40.9 million, double its estimate. (Christie's pulled a Picasso when bids stopped at $26 million.)Thousands of visitors lined up for hours over the weekend to view the collection at the Grand Palais in Paris.
French designer Yves Saint Laurent passed away last June at 71.
(Photo credit: Francois Lenoir)
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