The Anniversary of André Salmon's Death on March 12, 1969
Man Collot (1903-1961), Portrait of André Salmon, 1951 André Salmon -October 4, 1881-March 12, 1969 Today we pay our respects to the gifted and generous poet/art critic André Salmon whose kindness manifested itself most clearly at the end of his life. We know far more about his relationships with Pablo Picasso, Max Jacob, Guillaume Apollinaire, Moise Kisling, and so many other well-known members of the avant-garde Parisien arts scene during the first half of the twentieth century. We know less about his final chapter, retired from the fast pace among "les jeunes" in Montparnasse. I n 1925, Salmon started to make Sanary-sur-Mer one of his main destinations and in 1937 he had his home, Villa La Hune, built on what is today's Allée Kisling (where Salmon's dear friend, the artist Moïse Kisling lived too). In November 1961, he left his Paris residence behind to make Sanary his primary home. He served on the municipal council from 1963 to 19...
