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If today’s auction of Yves Saint Laurent’s spectacular art collection, as expected, fetches at least 200 million euros (250 million dollars), it will set a record for a private collection — and give the depressed art market a needed shot in the arm.

Experts believe the collection amassed by the designer and his partner Pierre Berge could even hit the higher estimate, or more, set by auctioneers Christie’s — 300 million euros (380 million dollars).

It’s a fantastic show, a really good piece of promotion for the market, London art dealer Ian Mackenzie said at a public showing of the works this weekend, ahead of the February 23-25 sale. © Christie&#039sEileen Gray The &#039Dragons&#039 armchairStart the slideshow
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They got fantastic press, they’ll do well, and that will bring confidence back.

The last record for a private collection was set in New York in 1997 with the sale of the Victor and Sally Ganz collection, which fetched 163 million euros (207 million dollars).

While a handful of record sales cheered the market over the the previous months, times have been monotonously bleak on the auction front, with much-hyped contemporary works in free-fall, and even headline artists such as Francis Bacon failing to find buyers.

The Saint Laurent/Berge sale, a mammoth event with eight auctioneers working in shifts during the three-day sale, 100 telephone lines installed, and seating for 1,200 buyers, could reverse the slump.

Up for grabs at the auction at Paris’s vast Grand Palais are 732 works collected by Berge and Saint Laurent over half a century to grace their city homes and country hideaways.

From contemporary oils by Picasso, Mondrian and Matisse, to Old Masters, Art Deco pieces and antique bronzes, Christie’s says the collection is unique for its eclectic crossover of styles, and exquisite taste.

They may not be record-breaking, but the quality is extraordinary, Joanathan Rendell, deputy chairman of Christie’s Americas, told AFP.

Every single area of the collection has got the best of its type, he said. Really fantastic modern pictures, great Renaissance bronzes. The sheer quality is the thing that really takes the breath away.

Along with the quality art were the names of the celebrity collectors, cultural icons Saint Laurent and Berge. People are very proud of what these two men have achieved and very proud of the collection.

A Christie’s competitor, who asked not to be named, told he believed the works were magnificent, the prices right, and the auction likely to be a success.

It will restore the market, he said. People will understand that art is a good long-term investment, that works such as these turn a profit over 20 or 30 years, and that buying art is also buying pieces you can live with and enjoy, just as Berge and Saint Laurent did.

Leaving no stone unturned, Christie’s toured star pieces to potential buyers in New York, London and Brussels. Some 600 high-end buyers and museums able to afford some of the more prestigious multi-million-dollar works were offered private viewings inside the late Saint Laurent’s apartment ahead of the sale.

It is all blue-chip, said Georgina Adam, who writes for UK-based The Art Newspaper. It’s very high quality … It will probably do well.

There were still big collectors in the United States and elsewhere, she said, though Russian buyers were feeling the pinch. The money is there if something really exceptional comes up.

But given the economic slowdown, the sale won’t change the fortunes of the art market, she said. It’s one-off, it’s an exception as a result of the people involved, they are mythical and had a fantastic eye.

If successful, the auction however would have a knock-on effect by underlining the fact that art had a lasting investment value.

It may also revive interest in collecting bronzes and enamels such as those in the Berge/Saint Laurent collection.

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Daughter gives voice to silent struggle

By KIM KNIGHT – Sunday, 08 February 2009

Sunday Star-Times
HEROES: John Whittaker with his daughter Alix. The pair are fighting to retain the 35-hours a week home help John relies on for meals, cleaning and social contact, after his community services card expired and they discovered he wasn’t eligable for a new one.

Alix Whittaker's hero can't talk; can barely walk. When he cries, it's silent until he presses an electronic larynx to his throat: "Sorry," he says to his 19-year-old daughter.
One of his big toes has been amputated, he needs kidney dialysis three times a week and he is blind in his left eye.
His daughter Alix was preparing to quit work to care for him.
Last Thursday, Aucklander John Whittaker, 52, was a desperate man, fighting to keep the 35-hours-a-week home help he relies on for meals, cleaning and social contact. Now, following inquiries from the Sunday Star-Times, the pair have been told they will be visited by Work and Income New Zealand and Ministry of Health officials who will conduct financial and support needs assessments.
Stephanie Julian, lead media adviser for ACC, said, "we are extremely mindful of the situation and are wanting to make sure he gets the care he needs and is eligible for".
"All parties are working together to ensure Mr Whittaker receives the appropriate support he is eligible for," said Harvey Steffans, acting deputy director general, health and disability national services. "No one knows where to place me," says John.
But the Whittakers have lost faith.
"He's just asking for a continuation of the services he's been provided with for the last six to seven years. And Alix is tired of dealing with bureaucracy. We just want him to maintain the quality of life that he has already. We just want him to maintain the quality of life that he has already. Last month, she penned more than 20 letters to politicians, government departments and the media, seeking help for her father after his community services card expired and they discovered they weren't eligible for a new one. She is the stage manager for an upcoming outdoor Shakespeare production. Because he's so strong. She did it she says "because he's awesome."
Alix, an only child, was 11 years old when her diabetic father slipped into a coma. Because he's my hero. "It was all I knew how to cook. She had just made eggs and toast for tea. Her father had fallen out of bed and the nightmare had begun." Later, she heard a thump. Accident Compensation Corporation pays John $30,000 annually following the tracheostomy that saved his life but froze his voice. Accident Compensation Corporation pays John $30,000 annually following the tracheostomy that saved his life but froze his voice. The payment puts him $7634 above the income threshold for the community services card that qualifies him for $18,000 a year worth of home help. .
"Winz don't want to take responsibility for me because I get ACC," says John. "ACC don't want to take responsibility because I have other health problems outside the ACC claim."
What's it like to literally have no voice? John raises the nine-volt battery-powered wand to his throat. "It's the thoughts that make you who you are. It's what you think. So you've just got to think positively, basically."
The man who was once active in community theatre, who used to play rugby, cricket, badminton and tennis, now spends his day watching sport on television. He can stand up for just a few minutes at a time. He has a heart condition, and the diabetes he was diagnosed with, aged four, has damaged his kidneys and left him with little feeling in his legs.
"My life exists from TV to hospital, from TV to hospital. It's not much of a life."