
Pablo Picasso signing autograph for Lucien Clergue. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" 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". Vallauris, 29 March 1958.
Pablo Picasso, in a thick, shearling-lined coat and soft cap, focuses on signing an autograph for photographer Lucien Clergue in Vallauris on 29 March 1958. Leaning in with a smile, Clergue wears a textured blazer and a patterned scarf. This candid moment occurred during the unveiling of Picasso's mural 'The Fall of Icarus', a composition of forty wooden panels created for the UNESCO building in Paris.
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Autograph, Hats, Photographers
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