Claude Gaveau Neuilly-sur-Marne, France, 1940-2021
Biography
Insouciance, 2004
Coming from a family of artists—his grandfather was the creator of the Vergers du Jardin des Plantes in Paris—Gaveau was drawn to painting from a very young age. He attended the École des Arts Appliqués in Paris, where he studied mural art (stained glass, tapestry, mosaic, and fresco) for five years. Later, he studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and, in 1963, won first prize and a scholarship from the Antwerp Academy, which allowed him to travel to Brussels to study Flemish painting.
Gaveau's work is internationally recognized for his nude compositions, floral paintings, and still lifes. With a vibrant palette and balanced compositions, his oil paintings, watercolors, and lithographs subtly move from the abstract to the realistic.
Gaveau held his first solo exhibition in 1965 at the Galerie Angle Aigu in Paris, and in 1968 he was awarded the Prix de la Critique by the Galerie Saint-Placide, marking the launch of his international career. His paintings have also been exhibited at the Galerie Vauban in Dijon; the Galerie Saint-Placide in Paris; the Galerie Marc Hudier in Belfort; the Galerie La Belle Gabrielle in Paris; and Wally Findlay Galleries International in New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, and Palm Beach.
Works
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Claude GaveauInsouciance, 2004Oil on canvas124 x 124 cm
48 7/8 x 48 7/8 in
