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He also invited children to submit drawings for the painting to fill it up. Getty Images
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Artist Sacha Jafri poses with the painting on September 9, 2020 in Dubai. Getty Images
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Jafri mixes frequently with celebrities. Here he is with Iraqi-American beauty entrepreneur Huda Kattan. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri with one of the artworks submitted by children for his painting 'The Journey of Humanity', which is the world's largest painting. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Jafri with the UK's Princess Beatrice. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri transformed a grand ballroom at Atlantis, The Palm into his studio in order to make the world's largest painting. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri amid his painting 'The Journey of Humanity'. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri, centre, is a contemporary British artist. AFP
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Here he sits in the middle of his record-breaking painting on September 23, 2020. AFP
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Artist Sacha Jafri works on the painting in September 2020 in Dubai. Getty Images
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He also invited children to submit drawings for the painting to fill it up. Getty Images
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Artist Sacha Jafri poses with the painting on September 9, 2020 in Dubai. Getty Images
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Jafri mixes frequently with celebrities. Here he is with Iraqi-American beauty entrepreneur Huda Kattan. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri with one of the artworks submitted by children for his painting 'The Journey of Humanity', which is the world's largest painting. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Jafri with the UK's Princess Beatrice. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri transformed a grand ballroom at Atlantis, The Palm into his studio in order to make the world's largest painting. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri amid his painting 'The Journey of Humanity'. Courtesy Sacha Jafri
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Sacha Jafri, centre, is a contemporary British artist. AFP
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Here he sits in the middle of his record-breaking painting on September 23, 2020. AFP
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Artist Sacha Jafri works on the painting in September 2020 in Dubai. Getty Images
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He also invited children to submit drawings for the painting to fill it up. Getty Images
Can Sacha Jafri pull off the sale of the century with the 'world’s largest painting’?
The British artist’s record-breaking piece could fetch millions at auction for charity (and reinforce his reputation for excess)
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Melissa Gronlund
28 September, 2020
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