Pablo Picasso, Paulo Picasso, Maurice Thorez. 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.

Pablo Picasso, holding a soft cap and a lit cigarette, is captured mid-conversation with French politician Maurice Thorez (right). The artist's son, Paulo Picasso (left), observes the animated exchange. This gathering in Vallauris on 29 March 1958 marks the unveiling of Picasso's monumental mural, "The Fall of Icarus," composed of forty wooden panels and created for the UNESCO conference hall in Paris.

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