He touched it while moving a blank one and never touched it again.
He started it and threw it out half finished. Some body found the half finished one and "finished" it for him
Some body brought a painting to him to look at in his studio. He touched. Later somebody else painted over the first painting but leaving the finger print.
From the posted article it seems most agree it isn't his style. Now maybe that's why he threw it out. But the finger print at most proves he touched it.