NEW : `` Impossible '' to think Picasso gave works away , a family representative says . A 71-year-old retired electrician sought to have 271 unknown works authenticated . He said he had been told by the heirs of Picasso's widow that they would not allow any work from their collection to be sold without an authentication certificate. The family 's lawsuit , filed September 23 , charges that Le Guennec hid stolen goods . The lawsuit , filed in September , was reported by a French newspaper Monday .
NEW : `` Impossible '' to think Picasso gave works away , a family representative says . A 71-year-old retired electrician sought to have 271 unknown works authenticated . He said he had been told by the heirs of Picasso's widow that they would not allow any work from their collection to be sold without an authentication certificate. The lawsuit , filed in September , was reported by a French newspaper Monday .