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Shalom Moskowitz Shalom of Safed Birds of Paradise framed art print - $125 (Essex / Caldwell)
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The image is a framed folk art print titled "Birds of Paradise" by Shalom of Safed (Shalom Moskovitz), an Israeli Naive and Primitivist artist.
Shalom of Safed aka Shalom Moskovitz (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. He quickly attained worldwide reputation as a profound naïve painter. His art primarily featured biblical themes and often contained a proverb or sentence from scripture.
The artwork depicts a vibrant scene featuring various birds and stylized trees arranged in horizontal tiers, suggesting a natural or possibly biblical setting like the Creation of Animals. It is characterized by a distinctive folk art style with simplified forms, bright colors, and a somewhat naive or primitive aesthetic, typical of Shalom of Safed's work.
The print includes text at the bottom, "SHALOM OF SAFED" in English and "שלום מוצפת" in Hebrew, identifying the artist and the location associated with his name.
FULLY FRAMED MEASURES APPROX 18.75" x 13.75"