Georges Salles, President of the ICOM and Marie Cuttoli, close friend and collector of Pablo Picasso's works. 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.

Georges Salles, President of the ICOM, and Marie Cuttoli, a friend and collector of Pablo Picasso's work, stand before the artist's monumental mural, "The Fall of Icarus," in Vallauris on 29 March 1958. Cuttoli, in a dark coat and beret, clasps her gloved hands while Salles is seen in profile. Composed of forty wooden panels for the UNESCO building in Paris, the massive work features bold, stylized figures. It was Salles himself who renamed the composition, which was initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil."

Artworks:

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

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