The last line in the New York Times profile of one of Picasso's heirs, the artist's granddaughter Marina Picasso, is a quote from her: "I respect my grandfather and his stature as an artist. I was his grandchild and his heir, but never the grandchild of his heart." It is the perfect ending to a story filled with precise criticism of a polarizing, and seemingly terrible, character in her life.

In the profile, Picasso, 64, reveals her radical decision to unload her inheritance privately, by herself, outside of the inflated art market. When artworks are being held in a warehouse simply so they can appreciate value for other investors to purchase, Picasso's unapologetic decision to do things her own way is not only a badass move, but an essential one.

Of her grandfather's painting "La Famille," that she intends to sell first and is valued at the highest price of all her 300 original Picasso works:

"It's symbolic because I was born in a great family, but it was a family that was not a family," Ms. Picasso said.

Picasso currently uses her inheritance to fund philanthropic projects that aide the elderly and teenagers. She has opened a pediatric hospital in Vietnam and undertaken similar projects in Switzerland and France. Here, she explains why:

"People say I should appreciate my inheritance and I do," Ms. Picasso said, "but it is an inheritance without love."

In the end, she learned from her past. "It was really difficult to carry this celebrated name and to have a difficult financial life," she said. "I think because of it I developed my sense of humanity and my desire to help others."

Another one of Picasso's heirs, a grandson Olivier Widmaier Picasso, says that Marina's desire to sell the works on her own terms is misguided:

He said he was surprised to learn about Ms. Picasso's sales approach. "All the heirs have always worked with major dealers, like Picasso did in his life," he said. "They know the market and the buyers and work to avoid any bad moves."

But Marina Picasso couldn't disagree more. It sounds like ridding her life of Picasso's art will be lifting a burden, especially since she grew up "living on the edge of poverty and lingering at the gates of a French villa with her father to plead for an allowance from her grandfather."

Screw the art market. It's Marina Picasso's right to shove off Picasso's art however she chooses. Rock on, sister.

[Image of Ms. Picasso in 1974 via AP]