Willy ARACTINGI (1930-2003). "Carole en rouge", 1990. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled on the back (slightly missing and rubbed). Height 117 cm - Width : 146 cm The work is referenced in the catalog raisonné under n°34-40. A certificate of authenticity may be issued by the artist's committee at the purchaser's expense. Note: Willy Aractingi, born in New York and raised in Cairo, decided to settle in Beirut in the 1940s. He describes himself as a primitive naïve artist, with a humorous style and use of flat tints reminiscent of Douanier Rousseau. He mainly paints scenes of life and landscapes around him, while illustrating Lebanese fairy tales.