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Saint Laurent art auction _’sale of the century’ (AP)

A member of the media views a 1914 painting by Picasso entitled 'Instruments de musique sur un gueridon', which is part of the Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge art collection,  presented Saturday Feb. 21, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris.  A pure-lined Mondrian; a Picasso from his cubist period; a Roman sculpture dating from the 1st century; two bronze animal heads that disappeared from a Chinese palace in 1860. Those are among the more than 700 pieces that made up the eclectic collection of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, which is slated to be auctioned off next week and observers are already calling the 'auction of the century.' (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - From the Picassos that graced his walls to historic artifacts and hundreds of sculptures, the artwork that inspired late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent went on display Saturday, three days before it is auctioned.


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