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A little wonder, every day

Did Picasso burn his paintings to keep warm?

symbolic illustration of used canvases in a modest Paris studio, not a depiction of Picasso or the disputed burning anecdote.

symbolic illustration of used canvases in a modest Paris studio, not a depiction of Picasso or the disputed burning anecdote.

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The story that Pablo Picasso burned his paintings to keep warm is often repeated. Museums document his poverty in Paris and his reuse of canvases, but the sources checked here do not verify that he burned paintings as firewood. It is therefore best described as an unverified anecdote.