
Marie Cuttoli, close friend and collector of Pablo Picasso's works and ?. 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.
Marie Cuttoli, a close friend and collector of Pablo Picasso's works, converses with an unidentified companion in Vallauris on 29 March 1958. Dressed in a heavy coat, a small hat, and distinctive dark-rimmed glasses, Cuttoli was present for the unveiling of Picasso’s mural, "The Fall of Icarus." The large-scale work, composed of forty wooden panels, was created for the conference hall of the UNESCO building in Paris.
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