Willy ARACTINGI (1930-2003). "L'oiseau rose, The pink bird", 1991. Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right, titled, countersigned and dated on the back. Height 80 cm - Width 100 cm The work is listed in the catalog raisonné under no. 35-12. A certificate of authenticity may be issued by the artist's committee at the buyer'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, using flat tints of color reminiscent of the Douanier Rousseau. In 1989, he began his great masterpiece illustrating the 244 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine. He then began to paint mainly scenes of life and landscapes around him, as well as illustrating Lebanese fairy tales.