From left Paul Derigon, the mayor of Vallauris, Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugier, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. The mural is made up of forty wooden panels. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil", the composition was renamed in 1958 by George Salles, who preferred the current title, "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare"). Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

Before Pablo Picasso's monumental mural, "The Fall of Icarus," stand (from left) Paul Derigon, mayor of Vallauris; Georges Salles, President of the ICOM; and Henri Laugier of UNESCO's Executive Committee. Unveiled in Vallauris on 29 March 1958, the work, composed of forty wooden panels, was destined for the UNESCO building in Paris. It was Salles, seen gesturing in the center, who renamed the piece from its original title, "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil," to the one it holds today.

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"La grande peinture de l'UNESCO (La chute d'Icare)", 1958. Warncke:551

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