# Trying to identify this artist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721 "2024-05-17T20:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/1 "2024-05-17T20:57:39Z")
I can’t make out the name. Tin Eye was no help. Is this style familiar to anyone? [![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/1a9b7e25-ea41-444e-990e-96f76122a2a2_l.jpg) ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/1a9b7e25-ea41-444e-990e-96f76122a2a2_l.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/2 "2024-05-17T21:15:44Z")
I think you’re looking for Robert Massin, French artist who died in 2020. He quit using Robert somewhere along the way. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/3 "2024-05-17T21:32:57Z")
I’m not sure. Massin was more of a cut and paste guy with lots of text. For what it’s worth, Oswald the Cat entered the public domain last year. Mickey…er, Steamboat Willie entered the public domain a few moths ago. If the date on this drawing is correct, the artist (if unauthorized) was risking a visit from Disney lawyers. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/4 "2024-05-17T22:08:44Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > If the date on this drawing is correct… Speaking of which, I’m just now clocking the year/month/day order. Probably not American. Which countries use that format? > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Oswald the _Cat_ Rabbit? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/5 "2024-05-17T22:15:57Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Rabbit? Gah! Yep. > [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Which countries use that format? Asian countries. I think. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/6 "2024-05-17T22:22:20Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Gah! Yep. You were probably thinking of Homer the Cat. > **[Homer the Cat](https://oswaldtheluckyrabbit.fandom.com/wiki/Homer_the_Cat)** > > Homer the Cat is a young anthropomorphic cat who often reoccurs in the Oswald cartoons. Though initially unrelated to the characters, 2015’s Just Like Magic! makes him into Ortensia’s younger brother. He is antagonistic to Oswald. Oh Teacher (1927)... ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/7 "2024-05-17T22:44:23Z")
I found [other drawings on Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/5840674509380381/visual-search/?surfaceType=flashlight) by the same artist, but no name was attached. They appear to be called Massu and some of them have Japanese text. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/cf/31/2acf31f20ca9b5e6b32ed407ee986141.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/cf/31/2acf31f20ca9b5e6b32ed407ee986141.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/8 "2024-05-17T22:53:31Z")
Wow, that’s an interesting find. On one hand, as an artist myself, the styles are similar but don’t seem exact. The one I posted seems much more fluid. On the other hand there is a strong resemblance in the names and the 7s are identical. The Asian lettering matches up with date order too. Curiouser and curiouser. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721/9 "2024-05-17T22:56:13Z")
Further investigation brings up **Massu55** and a lot of privated social media on Deviant Art and [Twitter](https://x.com/massu55). > [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > The one I posted seems much more fluid I think the reason for the art looking different is because the pic you like is possibly based on a pre-existing drawing by someone else.