Apollinaire's Correspondence with Artists Published by Gallimard

Gallimard has published "Guillaume Apollinaire, Correspondance avec les artistes 1903-1918," a volume collecting the poet and critic's letters, telegrams, and postcards to and from artists. Edited by Laura Campa and Peter Read, the book documents the vibrant intellectual and artistic milieu of early 20th-century Paris, where Apollinaire gathered a constellation of painters and sculptors—many at the start of their careers. Correspondents include Picasso, Chagall, Gontcharova, Brancusi, Larionov, Kisling, Picabia, Braque, Matisse, Léger, Derain, Dufy, Signac, Henri Rousseau, and Marie Laurencin. The volume also covers lesser-known figures like Poullain, Bonneton, and Laboureur. While the correspondence itself may lack literary brilliance, the editors' preface reconstructs the era's conflicts, stakes, and promises, providing context for Apollinaire's critical writings on his famous correspondents.