early life and influences charles lacoste, a french painter, was born on march 3, 1870, in floirac, a commune bordering bordeaux in the gironde. his early life was marked by a desire to become a painter, which led him to observe the play of light and visit public and private collections in bordeaux. he was the son of an accountant and a Creole mother, and from a young age he showed exceptional talent for drawing and painting. Driven by…