Installation of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") on a schoolyard in Vallauris. Destined 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.

Onlookers observe the installation of the monumental mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") in a schoolyard in Vallauris. Composed of forty wooden panels featuring stylized, fragmented figures, the work was destined for the conference hall of the UNESCO building in Paris. The composition was originally titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil" before being renamed by George Salles in 1958. Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

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

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