Paul Derigon, mayor of Vallauris. 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.

With a look of rapt attention, Paul Derigon, mayor of Vallauris, gazes upwards during the unveiling of Pablo Picasso’s mural, 'The Fall of Icarus'. Dressed in a dark fedora and a heavy, double-breasted overcoat, his captivated expression is the focal point of the composition. The event took place in Vallauris on 29 March 1958, before the forty-panel work was installed in the UNESCO building in Paris.

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