Mahmoud Mokhtar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Mahmoud Mokhtar

sculptor

Date of Birth: 10-May-1891

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1934

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mahmoud Mukhtar (Arabic: ????? ??????) (May 10, 1891 - March 28, 1934) was an Egyptian sculptor.
He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in 1908 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.