Claude Le Sauteur is born in rivière Pentecôte in 1926. He studied at the École des Beaux-arts in Québec city under the direction of Jean-Paul Lemieux, Jean Dallaire and Omer Parent from 1945 to 1950.

When he left the École des beaux-arts, his path was drawn straight and bright in the Québec painting landscape. Involved in social aid, he takes part in numerous activities to raise funds through auctions and publication of silk-screen works.