Apollinaire
Guillaume
[gee-yohm] /giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), (Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky) 1880–1918, French poet and art critic, born in Italy.
Contemporary Examples
The next morning, Apollinaire went to an editor at the Paris-Journal named André Salmon.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
Apollinaire accused his best friend of bringing the stolen statues to the newspaper.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
Apollinaire urged Picasso and Fernande, then in the south of France, to return to Paris as soon as possible.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
Apollinaire and Picasso faced each other across the courtroom as if they had no idea who the other was.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
The very day Apollinaire asked Pieret to leave his home, the Mona Lisa was stolen.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
“It functions as free advertising,” says Apollinaire Scherr, a dance critic at the Financial Times.
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The Belgian had a stint in America, before coming back to Paris in 1911 to stay at the apartment of Apollinaire.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
When the judge finally asked Picasso if he knew Apollinaire, his embarrassment turned to rage.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? Nick Mafi October 22, 2014
noun
Guillaume (ɡijom), real name Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki. 1880–1918, French poet, novelist, and dramatist, regarded as a precursor of surrealism; author of Alcoöls (1913) and Calligrammes (1918)
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