Monsieur Gommechaussure, the celebrated French artist. I love it. His oeuvre mostly consists of paintings of noodles and wriggling blue badgers.

Edit: that's actually in the third game! I'd forgotten.

Gumshoe: There's a lot of weight attached to doing research overseas, you know.
Gumshoe: Once I've done my stint in Paris, you'll have to call me Monsieur Gumchaussure.
Phoenix: ...