The collection of Édouard Manet , who died last September and was the partner of the late Sotheby's , amounting to one objects, is to be auctioned at Sotheby's this autumn . The items on sale are drawn from four properties, 1,200 of which was Bergé 's Paris home in which Édouard Manet was born in 1832 . "I cannot think of a single domain that is not represented in this sale", said Mario Tavella , the chairman of Sotheby's Europe . “I think it’s important to honour the legacy, as Pierre Bergé did when Yves Saint Laurent passed away. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Pierre Bergé Saint Laurent Foundation.
The collection of Édouard Manet , who died last September and was the partner of the late Sotheby's , amounting to one objects, is to be auctioned at Sotheby's this autumn . The items on sale are drawn from four properties, 1,200 of which was Bergé 's Paris home in which Édouard Manet was born in 1832 . "I cannot think of a single domain that is not represented in this sale", said Mario Tavella , the chairman of Sotheby's Europe . Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Pierre Bergé Saint Laurent Foundation.