Claude Gaveau (French, b. 1940) color lithograph depicting a modernist home among a lush landscape scene. Signed in pencil by the artist lower right and numbered 33 of 175 lower left. Framed. Claude Gaveau was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Gaveau was almost born into art, as his grandfather was the creator of the green houses of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. One of his uncles, Emile, was a painter and another, Marcel a cabinetmaker. He entered the School of Applied arts in Paris where he studied for five years specializing in mural art: stained glass, tapestry, mosaic and fresco. The following six years included attending the National Superior School of Les Beaux Arts in Paris. To this multimedia experience Gaveau will owe the independence of his style. While he recognizes the influence of the great masters Cezanne, Braque and Duffy, Gaveau is also inspired by music and lyricism which is always present in the best of French painting from Poussin to Fernand Leger.