Tériade was a man who understood the significance of modern art and stood by emerging artists, supporting their work. He succeeded in creating a dialogue between writers, poets, and intellectuals devoted to the written word, and painters. Thanks to his vision and his remarkable ability to foster relationships of friendship and collaboration, his publications have endured over time as monuments to both literature and visual art.

Tériade's publications brought together a constellation of leading figures from the art world at the height of their creative powers, within a social and economic context that allowed them to work with both dedication and artistic freedom.