Paulo Picasso, Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, 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.

In a crowded room in Vallauris, Pablo Picasso gestures animatedly towards Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party. Positioned between them, Jacqueline smiles at the camera, while to Picasso’s right, his son Paulo, in a fedora and checkered scarf, observes the interaction. This photograph was taken on 29 March 1958, the day of the unveiling of Picasso's mural "The Fall of Icarus," composed of forty wooden panels for the UNESCO building in Paris.

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