Claude Lacaze is a French painter who was born in Angoulême, Charente. He studied at the Lycée Montaigne in Bordeaux under a master painter. When Lacaze left home, he entered l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux. During that time, he was a student of Marty who decorated the Opéra of Bordeaux. Very influenced by André Lhote, he soon joined the post cubist movement. This influence is obvious in his early works which display an academic Cubist-inspired imagery. Marcoussis and Metzinger were also large influences on Lacaze’s work. Ugarte, a well known artist in France, was one of his best friends and inspirations. Shortly after having completed the school of Beaux Arts, Lacaze presented his artwork in a one man exhibition in Paris, on rue Visconti.  

Lacaze became a professor of Fine Art in the “collège” of Puyguilen. He held exhibitions in galleries throughout France, some of them include the Galerie des Beaux Arts, Galerie Tison d’Argence, Galerie du Loup, and Galerie de la Croisette. André Lhote, was an immense influence throughout Lacaze's entire life (the “Musée des Arts Décoratifs” de Bordeaux  exhibited works by Lhote on many occasions).