André Cottavoz was born in
Saint-Marcellin, France, 1922 -
An established French artist, André Cottavoz studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, France. His paintings are characterized by strong light, not only natural light, but also a brightness that seems to emanate from the canvas itself. There is also a thickness to his paintings, which Cottavoz obtains by superimposing layers of images executed using a brush, palette knife, or even his fingers.

His paintings form a part of museum collections in France, including the Musée National d'Art Moderne and the Musée Municipal de la Ville de Paris, as well as numerous private collections around the world.