Zareh Moskofian

Zareh Moskofian (Armenian: Զարեհ Մոսքոֆեան, 1898 in Izmit, Ottoman Empire – 1987 in Lyon, France ) was an Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.^[1]

Life

Of Armenian descent, Moskofian was born in Izmit. He attended the local Armenian school.^[1] Upon returning from a trip to Aleppo, Moskofian began painting. He started with painting the scenery of Constantinople.^[1] He then moved to Lyon, France.^[1] In France, Moskofian continued his career in the arts and became a teacher. He died in 1987. He is also noted that during World War II, Moskofian gave refuge and shelter to Jews escaping the Holocaust.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kürkman, Garo (2004). Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire: 1600–1923. Istanbul: Matusalem publ. p. 647. ISBN 9789759201531.

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[Armenian_painters_in_the_Ottoman_empire:_1600-1923,_Volume_II-1] Kürkman, Garo (2004). Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire: 1600–1923. Istanbul: Matusalem publ. p. 647. ISBN 9789759201531.

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