page_title: Mahmoud Mokhtar
hierarchical_section_title: Mahmoud Mokhtar
caption_attribution_description: English: Egypt's Renaissance, 1919-28 by Egyptian sculptor en:Mahmoud Mokhtar (1891-1934) Cairo, Egypt
context_page_description: Mahmoud Mukhtar 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.
context_section_description: Mahmoud Mukhtar (Arabic: محمود مختار‎) (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.
caption: Mahmoud Mukhtar's Egypt's Renaissance 1919–1928, Cairo University Gate
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