The world's largest painting has been sold in Dubai for almost $62 million. British artist Sacha Jafri created the painting and 1 a Guinness World Record.
During the spread of COVID-19 last year, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling 2 because he was unable to go out, the painter 3 to take on a big project that could "make a really big 4 ". He planned to create the world's largest painting. He 5 children around the world to 6 their own pictures showing how they were feeling during that 7 time. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.
Using the children's 8as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a 9 ballroom at a fancy hotel. He 10 included the children's drawings in the artwork. He 11 long hours—often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by 12so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 13 and 1,664 gallons of paint to create the painting. When he 14 seven months later, the painting, called "The Journey of Humanity", was roughly the 15 of four basketball courts.
Jafri had aimed to 16$30 million for children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic when it went under the hammer. As a result, Andre Abdoune, the artwork's new owner, 17 more than double that after he knew that the 18 would go to charity(慈善). He said that the energy and love Jafri 19 to the painting was so 20 .
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