Claude Gauthier (born 1939) is a Monegasque painter.

Early life

Claude Gauthier was born in 1939 in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

, France.

Career

Gauthier began painting in 1965. His artwork is in the permanent collection of the

Musée international d'Art naïf Anatole Jakovsky The Musée international d'Art naïf Anatole Jakovsky (Eng.: Anatole Jakovsky International Museum of Naive Art) is a museum located in Nice, which displays 18-to-21st century works specialized in naive art. The museum was inaugurated on 5 March 1 ...

in Nice, France. His work was exhibited in Milan, Italy in September 2015. A year later, it was exhibited at the

Jardin Exotique de Monaco The Jardin Exotique de Monaco ( French for "exotic garden of Monaco") is a botanical garden located on a cliffside in Monaco. History The succulent plants were brought back from Mexico in the late 1860s. By 1895, Augustin Gastaud, who served as ...

in June–July 2016.

Honours

* 2011 : Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit.Ordonnance Souveraine n° 3.540 du 18 novembre 2011

References

Living people 1939 births Artists from Neuilly-sur-Seine Monegasque painters 20th-century painters 21st-century painters Male painters Officers of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) {{Monaco-bio-stub