Roger Testu

Roger Testu (12 July 1913 – 2 February 2008), better known by the pen-name Tetsu, was a French press cartoonist and painter whose sardonic single-panel gags became fixtures of popular weeklies after the Second World War.[1]

Early life and education

Roger Testu was born in Bourges, Cher, on 12 July 1913.[2] Before turning to art he worked as a press-distribution manager, soap-factory proprietor and art dealer, receiving no formal artistic training.[3]

At almost forty, in 1951, he took up painting and published his first cartoon in the magazine Noir et Blanc.[4]

Career in art

From 1953 onward Tetsu supplied of one-panel drawings to French and international titles such as France Dimanche, Ici Paris, Jours de France, Le Figaro Magazine, Paris Match, Le Monde and VSD.

He produced "Search South of France" which were two collections of his drawings and paintings. In 2008 he died age 94. The official cause of death is unknown.

References

  1. ^ "Roger Testu". Galerie Martine Gossieaux (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Tetsu – Fiche Auteur". Bedetheque (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ Mermet, Daniel (22 May 2020). "Connaissez-vous Tetsu ?". Là-bas si j’y suis (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ Forcadell, François (26 February 2010). "Roger Testu dit Tetsu". Fait d’images – Iconovox (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2025.


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