Judging from the results of the YSL auction we previously reported on, it seems that in the high-end art world, provenance is as important as the artwork itself. The Yves Saint Laurent name, just like Andy Warhol’s and Jackie Kennedy’s name did for estate sales in the past, enamored bidders and helped draw in a…

One of the most anticipated events on the 2009 auction calendar is undoubtedly the Yves Saint Laurent | Pierre Bergé sale, slated for Christie’s in February. The private collection, amassed by the legendary fashion designer and his partner over the last fifty years, some of which we saw in Hedi Slimane’s imagery, is exceptional as…