Mohamed Sabry, born in Cairo, Egypt in 1917. He was one the most respected and beloved leading lights of the celebrated 20t Century Egyptian Modern Art movement, and his illustrious career spanned over 75 years.

His artistic life often overlapped with some of the most significant historical and political movements in Middle Eastern history. His commissions included being selected to produce two major political artworks: one, a commemoration of the seminal “peace speech” delivered by former leader Gama Abdel Nasser in the United Nations in 1956; and the other, a depiction of the signing of the famed Cairo Agreement in 1970, featuring Abdel Nasser and the group of Arab leaders who journeyed with him to participate in this historic moment.