Pablo Picasso and Paulo Picasso. 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 attends the unveiling of his mural, "The Fall of Icarus," in Vallauris on 29 March 1958. Wearing a ribbed cardigan and patterned ascot, the artist offers a slight smile. To his left stands his son, Paulo Picasso, dressed in a dark suit. The monumental work, composed of forty wooden panels, was created for the conference hall of the UNESCO building in Paris. The surrounding crowd lends the photograph a spontaneous quality.

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