It seems even famous painters have tax problems, and Pablo Picasso was no exception. To settle the taxes on his estate, the French government “inherited” a large number of his works upon his death. These paintings and sculpture form the core of Paris’ Musée Picasso, located in a large 17th-century mansion – the Hotel Salé – in the popular Marais neighborhood. The ornate town house makes an interesting contrast to Picasso’s largely abstract paintings. The museum’s collection is organized chronologically, and you can walk through the different periods in Picasso’s artistic development. Particularly noteworthy in the collection are “The Kiss,” a painting inspired by the painter’s marriage to Jacqueline Roque in 1961, his early (1901) self-portrait, and “The Two Brothers,” painted in Spain during the summer of 1906. The Musée Picasso is an immersion into the work of one man and, no matter how you feel about Picasso’s work, is fascinating in its intense concentration on all phases of his art.