Paulo Picasso, Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, 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 a candid moment, Pablo Picasso, wearing a flat cap and patterned scarf, gestures while in conversation. He is joined by his wife Jacqueline, who smiles directly at the camera, and Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party. To Picasso’s other side, his son Paulo grins cheerfully in a bowler hat. The group has gathered in Vallauris for the unveiling of Picasso’s mural "The Fall of Icarus", a forty-panel work destined for the UNESCO building in Paris. 29 March 1958.

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