"The Journey of Humanity" by the famous British painter Sasha Jefri, sold for 227 million dirhams in Dubai. Dubai Cares
To support children most affected by "Corona", the painting "The Journey of Humanity" is sold in Dubai for 227 million dirhams
The painting "The Journey of Humanity" by the famous British painter Sasha Jefri, who executed it during the # Covid_19 pandemic, was sold for an amount of 227,757,000 Emirati dirhams (62 million US dollars), double the amount that the painter's initiative aimed to raise in order to support children most affected by the effects of the pandemic around the world.
The painting, which was painted in the Atlantis resort over a period of seven months, 20 hours a day, was purchased by André Abdoun at a charity auction held in #Dubai.
The painting "A Journey of Humanity" is part of Sasha Jefri's charitable initiative "Inspired Humanity" which was launched in 2020 during the period of the # COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with Dubai Cares and Atlantis The Palm in Dubai.
Dubai Cares will allocate the funds raised during the historic auction to the partners of the Humanitarian Inspired initiative, including UNICEF, UNESCO and the Global Gift Foundation.
This is to support a range of programs aimed at addressing issues related to children, such as their access to communication and learning, health care and sanitation.
The painting is the largest global social, artistic and charitable initiative in history, and it comes within the framework of the "inspiring humanitarian" charitable initiative.
Jefri was able to reach more than 2.5 billion people around the world, through this famous piece of art, which was described as "the ceiling of the modern Sistine Chapel", in comparison with the famous historical work that is one of the most famous of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo At the turn of the sixteenth century.