Tuxedo

Acrylic on canvas

Signature on the back

50 x 70 x 2 cm.

18 x 24 x 0.78 inch.

Unique

The Famous French Collection

Caroline Milbank called him the most consistently celebrated, most influential designer of the last twenty-five years - credited with single-handedly reviving couture in the 1960s, and with making ready-to-wear finally respectable.

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What she didn't mention: he could also draw. In 1967, Yves Saint Laurent published "La Vilaine Lulu" - a comic strip about a mischievous little girl who mocks every social convention in sight. The opening note warned that any resemblance to real people, living or dead, was entirely intentional.

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He revolutionized fashion. He also settled some scores.