Pablo Picasso and Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party (PCF). 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.

In his Vallauris studio, Pablo Picasso discusses his monumental mural, "The Fall of Icarus," with Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party, on 29 March 1958. The vast work, composed of forty wooden panels for the conference hall of the UNESCO building in Paris, features stylized, fragmented figures. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil," the composition was renamed later that year.

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

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