Louise and Michel Leiris and the "relentless trailblazer by the name of Picasso." by Bernadette Caille Summary >> Michel Leiris, writer and ethnographer >> Meeting Pablo Picasso >> The Leirises and Picasso, friends for a half a century >> The role of Louise Leiris >> The ardent supporter of Picasso's work >> Catching Picasso in the act of painting > Copyrights In the early 1920s, the Kahnweilers began holding their « Sundays in Boulogne ». It was there that Michel Leiris met the woman who would become his wife, but also a man who would remain his friend for a half a century : Pablo Picasso.