Yves Saint Laurent

Alice Springs, Yves Saint Laurent, Paris 1978. ©Alice Springs BERLIN.- With the exhibition 'Alice Springs', the Berlin-based Helmut Newton Foundation will be presenting as of June 12th, 2010 the first retrospective of June Newton internationally. In 1970, she started her own photographic work under the pseudonym Alice Springs; this has been exhibited regularly at the Helmut Newton Foundation since 2005, namely in “June’s Room.” The current retrospective in Berlin provides with a range of approximately 250 works a comprehensive... [Lire la suite]

François-Xavier Lalanne, Rhinocéros II, 1966. Laiton et corne de rhi­no­cé­ros. Collection Musée des arts décoratifs acquis grâce au mécenat de Gregory et Regina Annenberg Weingarten et de la Fondation Annenberg. Courtesy Les Arts décoratifs © ADAGP, 2010 Les Arts Décoratifs proposent à partir du 18 mars 2010 une grande exposition consacrée à Claude et François-Xavier Lalanne. Il s'agit de la première rétrospective dans un musée parisien, depuis leur participation à l'exposition de 1977 « Artiste/artisan » organisée au Musée... [Lire la suite]

The Givenchy haute couture black chantilly lace cocktail dress, worn in `How to Steal a Million', 1966. Sold for nearly $100,000. LONDON (AP).- The black cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in 'How to Steal a Million' has sold for nearly $100,000 at auction. Kerry Taylor Auctions says the Chantilly lace dress sold to an anonymous bidder for about $97,700. It was one of 40 items from Hepburn's wardrobe sold off by her friend Tanja Star-Busmann. The auctioneer said Tuesday's sale made a total of 268,320 pounds. It says half of... [Lire la suite]

The former home of world-famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, this elegant villa occupies a coveted spot nearby the Kasbah in a quiet and well-protected residential district just five minutes from downtown. Refined interior design by renowned decorator Jacques Grange accentuates an atmosphere of impressive space and architectural clarity. Beautiful gardens surround the main house, which opens through a Moorish-style entry flowing into a lobby with white Moroccan arcades. The main living room is finished in blue chintz... [Lire la suite]

Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé, en 1982, rue de Babylone, à Paris. Sichov/SIPA Paris -  Quatre jours de ventes aux enchères se sont succédés au Théâtre Marigny, où près de 1200 lots ont été adjugés sous le marteau des commissaires priseurs de Christie’s et de Pierre Bergé et Associés. La plupart des 1200 œuvres d’art et objets de décoration qui étaient présentées sous le feu des enchères - provenant en grande partie de Château Gabriel à Bénerville et des demeures parisiennes des deux collectionneurs - ont été adjugées... [Lire la suite]

Horst P. Horst, Yves Saint Laurent au Chêteau Gabriel ® 2007, Condé Nast Publications Paris - Christie's, en association avec la maison de ventes aux enchères Pierre Bergé & Associés a l'honneur d'annoncer la deuxième vente de la Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé qui aura lieu à Paris les 17, 18 et 19 novembre 2009, au profit de la recherche sur le V.I.H. et de la lutte contre le sida.Près de 1200 œuvres d’art seront présentées sous le feu des enchères, provenant en grande partie de Château Gabriel à Bénerville,... [Lire la suite]

Line Vautrin, Poudrier en talossel rouge (accident au miroir). Signé. Estimation 1 500 - 2 000 € Commentaire:  Un autre poudrier en talossel noir incrusté de miroirs multicolores est visible sur le site de Line Vautrin www.line-vautrin.fr photo JC Marlaud sur le site de Line Vautrin Line Vautrin, Broche "Petit Poucet" en bronze doré. Signé. Estimation 400 - 600 € Line Vautrin pour Yves Saint Laurent. Pendentif en bronze doré. Signé. Estimation 200 - 220 € Commentaire : un... [Lire la suite]

Cecil Beaton (British, 1904–1980), Dorian Leigh (fourth from left) and unidentified models in Charles James, Vogue, June 1948. Courtesy of the Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby's © Condé Nast Publications Inc. Exploring the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion focuses on iconic models of the twentieth century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras. The exhibition, organized by historical period... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Yves Saint Laurent stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts stamps and numbered '15.313' (on the reverse), graphite on paper, 40 x 30½ in. (101.6 x 77.4 cm.) Drawn in 1972.  Estimate $50,000 - $70,000. Price Realized $50,000 Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New YorkAcquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited: New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Andy Warhol, Patrons and Friends... [Lire la suite]

Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Woman Bathing, with Atelier Stamp lower left, pastel over monotype. 31.6 x 41.5 cm CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia announced today the arrival of the recently acquired pastel by Edgar Degas, Woman bathing (Femme à sa toilette) 1880–85. The remarkable pastel was purchased in late February at the Yves Saint Laurent sale in Paris. It has arrived in time to appear in the final week of the National Gallery of Australia’s current exhibition Degas: master of French art. “Degas is well known as the... [Lire la suite]