A view of the Grand Palais in Paris before an auction by Christie’s Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. 733 works of art collected over half a century by French fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent and his partner, Pierre Berge, are being auctioned by Christie’s through until Wednesday 25, with a sale expected to gross euro 200-300 million ($250-380 million). The highest price is expected to go to a 1914-1915 Picasso painting called “Instruments de musique sur un gueridon,” (Musical Instruments on a Table) from his cubist period. The canvas is the last large-format painting from the period still in private hands, Christie’s said.A portion of the proceeds will go to support AIDS research. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)