Zeit Online

"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.""

"The next day, Peter Tuch adds on Zeit Online: "The nobleness of Mr. Berggruen is probably more an invention of the media. Berggruen himself has always said that he wants to make money with his companies and work profitably. That he has not contradicted the media's portrayal of him as noble cannot be held against him, and that he wanted to somehow use that impression for himself, neither.""