As I'm sure most of you know, Yves Saint Laurent recently passed away. While it was clear that he was a man of impeccable taste when it came to fashion, what has only recently become apparent is the extent to which his style was imbued in everything he collected.
What is amazing about this collection is just how much of it I would genuinely want, as opposed to simply appreciating in some abstract and disinterested sense. His taste is so timeless, and either he was a remarkably prescient purchaser, or he dropped a LOT on these works. With prices on individual paintings by Picasso, Leger and Mondrian expected to fetch well up into the millions of Euros, this is sure to be the most talked about art auction in for 2009, if not the decade.
Now we just have to hope that the Felton bequest can once again bring another masterpiece to the NGV.
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Instruments de musique sur un guéridon - Pablo Picasso
Composition avec bleu, rouge, jeune et noir - Piet Mondrian
La tasse de thé - Fernand Leger
Compotier, Quotidien du Midi - Georges Braque
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