Meet the Dubai artist whose work has sold for millions — and turns down 99% of prospective buyers
One of Sacha Jafri’s paintings sold for $62 million at a charity auction, making him one of the world’s most expensive artists.
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One of Sacha Jafri’s paintings sold for $62 million at a charity auction, making him one of the world’s most expensive artists.
One of Sacha Jafri's paintings sold for $62 million at a charity auction, making him one of the world's most expensive artists.
The painting measures over 17,000 square feet and incorporates the artwork of children from more than 140 nations.
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Abdoune following his purchase of the painting. Photo: Sacha Jafri. Inside a ballroom at the Atlantis Hotel on a manmade archipelago in Dubai, British artist Sacha Jafri made history. On March 24, he sold his work The Journey of Humanity for $62 million, making it the second most expensive painting ever sold at auction by a living artist. The price isn’t the only grandiose part: at 17,000 square feet, the equivalent of four NBA-regulation basketball courts, the painting has claimed the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas. On a normal day in a normal year, such a mind-boggli...