Yves Saint Laurent Record-Breaking Auction

Two interesting articles published this week concerning the auction sale of fashion great Yves Saint Laurent's art collection - the first in the Toronto Star and the second in the Globe and Mail . The auction of Laurent's collection "defied the financial crisis yesterday, breaking world records by raising over E206-million, or $327-million Canadian on its opening day", including a realization of $58-million for an Henri Matisse painting.