Mohamed mokhtar biography

Egyptian sculptor (–)

Mahmoud Mukhtar (Arabic: محمود مختار) (May 10, – March 28, ) was an Egyptian sculptor. He attended the College of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in by Prince Yusuf Kamal, and was part of the original "Pioneers" of the Egyptian Art movement.

Despite his early death, he greatly impacted the realization and formation of contemporary Egyptian art. His work is credited with signaling the beginning of the Egyptian modernist movement, and he is often referred to as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture.

History

Born in the Nile Delta in a small village called Douar skouila, in the region of Mahalla al-Kubra, in the village of Tanbara, where his father was the mayor ('Omda).

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Mukhtar moved to Cairo as a child with his mother, and in joined the newly founded Egyptian School of Fine Arts.

In , he joined the studio of Jules Coutan at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He stayed in Paris through World War I, eventually becoming employed