Claude Gaveau was born in Neuilly-sur-Marne in 1940. He studied at the School of Applied Arts of Paris specialising in stained glass, tapestry, mosaic and fresco. In 1960, he studied at the National Superior School of Fine Arts of Paris, influenced by great painters such as Cézanne, Braque and Duffy. In 1963 he obtained a scholarship from the Academy of Antwerp which allowed him to study Flemish painting in Brussels. In 1965 he made his first solo exhibition at the Angle Aigu Gallery in Paris. He was nominated in1968 for the "la Crtique Parrainé" Award by the Saint Placide Gallery in Paris. Gaveau's work is internationally recognized for his nudes and his still life compositions.
