20th Century Art / Middle East
20th Century Art / Middle East
Property from the Heirs of Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Mahmoud Mokhtar
Ibn El Balad (Son of the Nation)
Lot Closed
March 30, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
90,000 - 110,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Heirs of Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Mahmoud Mokhtar
1891 - 1934
Ibn El Balad (Son of the Nation)
inscribed cast in L’ecole des Arts Appliqués, signed MH Mokhtar twice, inscribed 1910 and numbered 1
bronze
58 by 19 cm. 22¾ by 7½ in.
The exact number of edition is unknown.
Collection of the artist, Cairo
Collection of Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Thence by descent
Collection of Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Thence by descent
Aime Azar, La Revue du Caire; peintres, sculpteurs d'Egypte, après le sculpteur Mokthar, Cairo, 1952, p. 114, another example illustrated
General Authority of Fine Arts and Museums, exhib. cat., Musée Mokthar, 2nd edition, Cairo, 1969, p.23, another example illustrated
Mohamed Sedki Al-Gabakhangy, The History of the Egyptian Art Movement to 1945, Cairo, 1986, n.p., another version in gesso illustrated
National Centre of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture, Museum of sculptor Mahmoud Mokthar, Cairo, March 1984, p.45, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal and Maha Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal, Mahmoud Mokthar: Pioneer in Modern Egyptian Sculpture, monograph, Cairo, May 2005, pp. 80-81, edition of example illustrated unknown
General Authority of Fine Arts and Museums, exhib. cat., Musée Mokthar, 2nd edition, Cairo, 1969, p.23, another example illustrated
Mohamed Sedki Al-Gabakhangy, The History of the Egyptian Art Movement to 1945, Cairo, 1986, n.p., another version in gesso illustrated
National Centre of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture, Museum of sculptor Mahmoud Mokthar, Cairo, March 1984, p.45, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal and Maha Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal, Mahmoud Mokthar: Pioneer in Modern Egyptian Sculpture, monograph, Cairo, May 2005, pp. 80-81, edition of example illustrated unknown