In ’09’s Tighter Art Market, Some Works Thrived At Auction

Among the top 10: “Henri Matisse’s 1911 still life of cowslips, ‘Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose’ from the collection of late couturier Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge fetched 35.9 million euros ($45.6 million), an artist record, at a Christie’s Paris auction on Feb. 23.”