Saint Laurent exhibition at six museums in Paris - in pictures

  • Yves Saint Laurent's 1965 tribute to Mondrian on display at Pompidou Centre. Photo: Helene Mauri
    Yves Saint Laurent's 1965 tribute to Mondrian on display at Pompidou Centre. Photo: Helene Mauri
  • A 1937 Raoul Dufy painting encircles YSL ensembles from the 1990s, on display at Musee d'Art Moderne. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
    A 1937 Raoul Dufy painting encircles YSL ensembles from the 1990s, on display at Musee d'Art Moderne. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
  • Saint Laurent's 1979 homage to Pablo Picasso, via a jacket inspired by the artist's Nusch Eluard portrait, on display at Musee Picasso Paris.
    Saint Laurent's 1979 homage to Pablo Picasso, via a jacket inspired by the artist's Nusch Eluard portrait, on display at Musee Picasso Paris.
  • Other YSL tributes to Picasso, on display at Musee Picasso Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
    Other YSL tributes to Picasso, on display at Musee Picasso Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
  • YSL gilded jacket in Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
    YSL gilded jacket in Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
  • Le Smoking tuxedos and dresses for the Proust Ball, on display at Musee d'Orsay. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
    Le Smoking tuxedos and dresses for the Proust Ball, on display at Musee d'Orsay. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
  • Pierre Bonnard paintings alongside Saint Laurent ensembles from 2001, on display at Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
    Pierre Bonnard paintings alongside Saint Laurent ensembles from 2001, on display at Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris. Photo: Nicolas Matheus
  • Fernand Leger's 'La Fleur Polychrome' (1952) alongside a and YSL dress from 1981, on display at Pompidou Centre. Photo: Helene Mauri
    Fernand Leger's 'La Fleur Polychrome' (1952) alongside a and YSL dress from 1981, on display at Pompidou Centre. Photo: Helene Mauri
  • A 1988 embroidered jacket by Saint Laurent inspired by Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'. The garment took 600 hours and 350,000 sequins to be made. Photo: Musee Yves Saint Laurent
    A 1988 embroidered jacket by Saint Laurent inspired by Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'. The garment took 600 hours and 350,000 sequins to be made. Photo: Musee Yves Saint Laurent