Shalom Moskovitz (also spelled Sholem Moscovitz, Hebrew: שלום מושקוביץ' ;) c. 1887 – 1980) was an Hasidic Jewish painter in Safed, Israel.
Moskovitz, known as artist Shalom of Safed, labored as a watchmaker for most of his life before first beginning to paint at the age 55.
[1] His art primarily featured biblical themes and often contained a proverb or sentence from scripture.
[1] A painting, "Noah's Ark" (1965) is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
[5] Moskovitz was featured in the 1988 film "Shalom of Safed – The Innocent Eye of a Man of Galilee" co-written by Daniel Doron.