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Lot 8 · Yves Saint Laurent – Pierre Bergé : Une Collection Intime

Erotic, man sketch, 1980

Yves Saint Laurent

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Estimate
€3,000–€4,000 hammer ≈ $3,121–$4,161
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Yves Saint Laurent – Pierre Bergé : Une Collection Intime, Paris · 30 January 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-5271014
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yves Saint Laurent, Erotic, man sketch, 1980. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2025, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5271014.

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Yves Saint Laurent, Erotic, man sketch, 1980. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2025, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5271014.

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From the same sale Yves Saint Laurent – Pierre Bergé : Une Collection Intime · Jan 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
Mirror Jacques Grange €1,500–€2,000
Vase €800–€1,200
Male nude, circa 1985 Yves Saint Laurent €2,000–€3,000
Snake €1,200–€1,500
Yves Saint Laurent at Home (for Vogue Italia) Jeanloup Sieff €200–€300
Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé, Paris Alice Springs €400–€600

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