the picasso administration is the only place in the world that can certify the artist's work. leganec wanted his box of picasso's work authenticated. >> translator: they answered me by telling me that claude picasso wanted to see with his own eyes what it was we had. so we went up to paris, my wife and i, by train with a suitcase. >> full of artwork. >> translator: yes. i organized them properly in cardboard folders so it could be presentable. >> how were you greeted by claude? >> translator: he was a little bit haughty. >> impolite. >> translator: he's a monsieur, and we are little people. >> he didn't even say hello. >> little people. >> translator: he looked at me and said, "you. you ca one cannot say we were welcomed. that's not very polite, considering he's the son of a genius. >> kind of snobbish, you say. >> translator: yes. >> translator: yes, snob. >> translator: a man represents wealth. >> reporter: but claude picasso himself, the artist's third child and one of five living heirs, remembers the meeting differently. >> i start, you know, asking questions and so on. thi

the picasso administration is the only place in the world that can certify the artist's work. le guennec wanted his box of art authenticated. >> pierre le guennec ( translated ): they answered me by telling me that claude picasso wanted to see with h he gave us an appointment. so, we went up to paris, my wife and i, by train with a suitcase. >> whitaker: full of artwork? >> pierre le guennec ( translated ): yes. i organized them properly in cardboard folders so it could be presentable. >> whitaker: how were you greeted by claude? >> pierre le guennec ( translated ): he was a bit haughty. >> danielle le guennec ( translated ): impolite. >> pierre le guennec ( translated ): he's a monsieur, and we are little people. >> whitaker: like little people? >> danielle le guennec ( translated ): he looked at me and said, "you, you can sit over there." one cannot say we were welcomed. that's not very polite, considering he's the son of a genius. >> whitaker: kind of snobbish, you say? >> pierre le guennec ( translated ): yes... >> danielle le guennec ( translated ): yes, snob. >> pierre le