The Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Berge Collection: The Sale of the Century [Hardcover] 世纪拍卖：YSL时尚名人伊夫·圣·洛朗与他的另一半皮埃尔·博格-藏品集萃
作者： Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
出版社：Flammarion 2009-11-1
简介： An authoritative book published in collaboration withChristie’s, featuring photographs of the Bergé Saint Laurentcollection in situ, complete with estimated value information andfinal auction prices. In February 2009, 733 pieces from PierreBergé’s and Yves Saint Laurent’s art collection—one of the world’slargest private collections—was auctioned off in a record-breakingsale of the century. Modern paintings, baroque bronzes, antiquesilverware, statues, cameos, and minerals comprise this diversecollection that furnished the pair’s two luxurious residences inParis, and included major works by Picasso, Brancusi, Matisse,Mondrian, in addition to furniture by the Art Deco masters EileenGray and Jean Dunand. Many works sold for prices far exceeding thehighest estimates. The five-volume catalog published by Christie’sfor the event sold out before the end of the auction, leavingcollectors and art connoisseurs the world over empty-handed. Thisnew book features one hundred of the most important pieces from thecollection with detailed commentary by Christie’s experts. Anintroduction by Christie’s vice president Fran?ois de Ricqlèsrevisits the intense three-day auction at the Grand Palais. Anappendix includes images of the works sold, accompanied by theirestimated values and final auction prices. Publication coincideswith the auction of the collection from their Ch?teau Gabrielproperty in November 2009.
