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.

Artist Pablo Picasso, identifiable by his intense gaze and V-neck cardigan, is the focal point of this low-angle photograph. He stands in Vallauris with Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party, on 29 March 1958, before the unveiling of the mural "The Fall of Icarus." The monumental work, composed of forty wooden panels and destined for the UNESCO building in Paris, dominates the background. Its stark, modernist style depicts a dynamic falling figure on the left and a static, seated figure with a stylized, mask-like head on the right.

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

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