Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau 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.

Pablo Picasso, with a pensive expression and his hand on his chin, stands before his monumental mural, "The Fall of Icarus." To his right are Jean Cocteau and a broadly grinning Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party. The photograph captures the unveiling of the work in Vallauris on 29 March 1958. Composed of forty wooden panels, the mural was created for the conference hall of the UNESCO building in Paris.

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

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