There was an exchange between me and Andy Warhol. We met, we liked each other, we appreciated each other. He would come to us for Easter in Marrakech. In September we would meet up in Venice. And every time I went to New York I would spend some time with him at the Factory, where we would have dinner together. He's a man that I admired deeply. He shook up the notion of painting - not as much as Marcel Duchamp had done, but he was part of the same general movement. And then we both admired art deco.
I had a Vincent van Gogh, a small Provençal landscape. We sold it. If you're going to have a van Gogh it should be a really good van Gogh. - Pierre Berge
I had a Vincent van Gogh, a small Provençal landscape. We sold it. If you're going to have a van Gogh it should be a really good van Gogh.
- Pierre Berge
Chanel liberated women: Saint Laurent gave them power. - Pierre Berge
Chanel liberated women: Saint Laurent gave them power.
I won't make a mark on history. I have some importance in the time we live in, but that's all. - Pierre Berge
I won't make a mark on history. I have some importance in the time we live in, but that's all.
There's nothing that really motivates me anymore and demands that I get up in the morning. In the past it was Yves Saint Laurent. - Pierre Berge
There's nothing that really motivates me anymore and demands that I get up in the morning. In the past it was Yves Saint Laurent.
I am faithful up to the point of death. It's the only thing I respect. I never abandon anyone. I'm not talking about sexual relations. I'm faithful i… - Pierre Berge
I am faithful up to the point of death. It's the only thing I respect. I never abandon anyone. I'm not talking about sexual relations. I'm faithful i…
I hate sentiment when it's inappropriate. I saw someone who went and saw an exhibition and came out in tears. If an exhibition drives you to tears yo… - Pierre Berge
I hate sentiment when it's inappropriate. I saw someone who went and saw an exhibition and came out in tears. If an exhibition drives you to tears yo…
A collection is like a dinner party. It is made up of the people you invite, but also the people you don't. - Pierre Berge
A collection is like a dinner party. It is made up of the people you invite, but also the people you don't.
Yves Saint Laurent hated fashion. He loved style. - Pierre Berge
Yves Saint Laurent hated fashion. He loved style.
The problem with Yves Saint Laurent was that he was a man who understood his time period better than anyone, but he didn't like it. Real artists live… - Pierre Berge
The problem with Yves Saint Laurent was that he was a man who understood his time period better than anyone, but he didn't like it. Real artists live…
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