Pablo Picasso

"An anecdote that is often mentioned in connection with Nicolas Berggruen, and which was also included in a profile on Nicolas Berggruen on 3Sat, is that little Nicolas is said to have often "sat on Picasso's lap." The Munich evening newspaper (from June 8, 2010) also picked up the episode and wrote: "Born the son of the great art collector Heinz Berggruen, little Nicolas sat on the lap of Picasso." On Zeit Online it says: "Son of the famous art dealer Heinz Berggruen. Sat as a toddler on the lap of family friend Pablo Picasso." Stern (from June 10, 2010) finally states: "As a small child, he sits on the lap of Pablo Picasso.""

"An anecdote that is often mentioned in connection with Nicolas Berggruen, and which was also included in a profile on Nicolas Berggruen on 3Sat, is that little Nicolas is said to have often "sat on Picasso's lap." The Munich evening newspaper (from June 8, 2010) also picked up the episode and wrote: "Born the son of the great art collector Heinz Berggruen, little Nicolas sat on the lap of Picasso." On Zeit Online it says: "Son of the famous art dealer Heinz Berggruen. Sat as a toddler on the lap of family friend Pablo Picasso." Stern (from June 10, 2010) finally states: "As a small child, he sits on the lap of Pablo Picasso.""

"He internalized Picasso's credo: "What an artist is, is more important than what he does.""

""The secret of art is not in seeking, but in finding." Pablo Picasso"