Every Sarkozy picture tells a story

THE naked women and tattooed giraffes look like something from a fantasy comic strip but, with prices of up to €16,000 a canvas, something must make these pictures special.

Is it the Daliesque darkness of the religious visions? The fighting bulls like Picasso’s? More likely, it’s the story of the artist behind them: Pal Sarkozy, the 82-year-old father of France’s president, Nicolas.

“You must understand that it’s not just a naked woman or a portrait. Every picture tells a story,” Pal Sarkozy told reporters, strolling round the Espace Cardin gallery where the show opened on Saturday, a stone’s throw from his son’s offices in the Elysee palace.