André Salmon
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André Salmon
Salmon, André (1881-1969). Poet, novelist, and art critic. A very Parisian figure, Salmon is best remembered as an impresario and chronicler of the arts who did much to promote the ‘vie d'artiste’ in Montparnasse and the merits of artists such as Picasso and Modigliani who were among his familiars (see his Souvenirs sans fin, 3 vols., 1955-61). An eclectic and enthusiastic critic, he launched the review Le Festin d'Ésope with Apollinaire and Jacob in 1903. His intensely lyrical poetry, always tinged with nostalgia but often humorous and linguistically playful, is at its best in Créances (1926), Carreaux (1928), and Les Étoiles dans l'encrier (1952). Of his novels, the best is probably Le Manuscrit trouvé dans un chapeau (1919).
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André Salmon
André Salmon (October 4, 1881, Paris - March 12, 1969, Sanary-sur-Mer) was a French poet, art critic and writer. He was one of the defenders of cubism, with Guillaume Apollinaire and Maurice Raynal.
Biography
Andre Salmon was born in Paris. During 1897-1902 he stayed in Saint Petersburg, first with his parents and then as an assistant in the chancellory of the French consulate.
In 1902 he returned to France for military service but due to weak physical condition was dismissed after a few months. In the first decade of the 20th century he mixed with literary circles of Paris' Latin Quarter. Then he met a young, then unknown poet Guillaume Apollinaire and with a group of young artists they formed an artistic group. In 1904 he moved into the Bateau-Lavoir and lived there with Picasso, Max Jacob and Apollinaire.
In 1964 he was awarded the Grand Prix for poetry by the French Academy.
Works
- Créances (1926)
- Carreaux (1928)
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