1.0Grazia USAhttps://graziamagazine.com/usShelton Boyd-Griffithhttps://graziamagazine.com/us/author/sheltonboydgriffith/Artist Julie Mehretu's Painting Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $6.5 Millionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="B95CtNu13u"><a href="https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/artist-julie-mehretu-art-for-justice/">Artist Julie Mehretu’s Painting Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $6.5 Million</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/artist-julie-mehretu-art-for-justice/embed/#?secret=B95CtNu13u" width="600" height="338" title="“Artist Julie Mehretu’s Painting Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $6.5 Million” — Grazia USA" data-secret="B95CtNu13u" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://graziamagazine.com/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/06/Mehretu-featured-photo.jpg?fit=1200%2C6281200628Last month, artist Julie Mehretu donated one of her works for an online auction hosted by Artsy with proceeds going to the Art for Justice Fund. Mehretu's painting, 'Dissident Score', was estimated to raise between three to four million but ending up selling for $6.5 million. This sale sets a new record for the artist.