He found work as a journalist with L'Intransigeant and also contributed to Le Soleil. In 1904 he moved into the Bateau-Lavoir and lived there with Picasso, Max Jacob and Apollinaire.įor several years he lived a Bohemian life, until he fell in love with Jeanne Blazy-Escarpette. Then he met a young, then unknown poet Guillaume Apollinaire and with a group of young artists they formed an artistic group. In the first decade of the 20th century he mixed with literary circles of Paris' Latin Quarter. In 1902 Salmon returned to France for military service but due to weak physical condition was dismissed after a few months. Salmon's education was neglected, although he received some tuition from the Parnassian poet Gaston de Raisme, a friend of François Coppée.ĭuring 1897–1902 he stayed in St-Petersburg, first with his parents and then as an assistant in the chancellery of the French consulate. They were secular Republicans, frequently in financial difficulty, and moved several times. Andre Salmon was born in Paris, into a Jewish family, fourth child of Émile-Frédéric Salmon, a sculptor and etcher, and Sophie-Julie Cattiaux, daughter of a founder of the Radical Socialist party.
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