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Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year

Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year.

#Hobbies / 4 interesting hobbies to help improve yourself

The most effective way to develop a hobby is by trying new things. There are plenty of options to choose from. You just need to figure out what fits your interests the most. When we find a side interest that we genuinely appreciate and are energetic about, we become a better version of ourselves. Let’s look at some activities that can help you grow as an individual as well as help you relive stress.

A walk through the art of custom-painted sneakers

The passion the artists put behind these custom-painted sneakers makes them stand out in their own way.

#Décor / DIY project for couples: Painting your new home

Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind before starting to paint your house.

Messi, Ronaldinho's boot painter looks to bring colour to World Cup

Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colourful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.

Shameem Subrana's solo exhibit at Gallery Twenty One

Painter Shameem Subrana's first solo exhibition “What I Talk About When I Talk About Life” will open today (January 9) at Gallery Twenty One, Dhanmondi.

US returns Picasso's La Coiffeuse to France

US officials return to France a Picasso oil painting that was stolen from a Paris museum 14 years ago.

Brilliance of Bangladeshi Art

It's indeed a grand celebration of the brilliance of Bangladeshi art. Artists of our country are doing great with their multifarious expressions of art -- be it painting, print, sculpture, installation, video or performance art.

Oriental painting exhibit inaugurated

Oriental Painting Study Group (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised a week-long (March 17-23) 5th Oriental Painting Exhibition at Zainul Gallery-1 and 2, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year

Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year.

July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023

4 interesting hobbies to help improve yourself

The most effective way to develop a hobby is by trying new things. There are plenty of options to choose from. You just need to figure out what fits your interests the most. When we find a side interest that we genuinely appreciate and are energetic about, we become a better version of ourselves. Let’s look at some activities that can help you grow as an individual as well as help you relive stress.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

A walk through the art of custom-painted sneakers

The passion the artists put behind these custom-painted sneakers makes them stand out in their own way.

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

DIY project for couples: Painting your new home

Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind before starting to paint your house.

October 27, 2022
October 27, 2022

Messi, Ronaldinho's boot painter looks to bring colour to World Cup

Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colourful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

Shameem Subrana's solo exhibit at Gallery Twenty One

Painter Shameem Subrana's first solo exhibition “What I Talk About When I Talk About Life” will open today (January 9) at Gallery Twenty One, Dhanmondi.

August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015

US returns Picasso's La Coiffeuse to France

US officials return to France a Picasso oil painting that was stolen from a Paris museum 14 years ago.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

Brilliance of Bangladeshi Art

It's indeed a grand celebration of the brilliance of Bangladeshi art. Artists of our country are doing great with their multifarious expressions of art -- be it painting, print, sculpture, installation, video or performance art.

March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015

Oriental painting exhibit inaugurated

Oriental Painting Study Group (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised a week-long (March 17-23) 5th Oriental Painting Exhibition at Zainul Gallery-1 and 2, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.

February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015

Maksud's Mumbai Adventures

In his recently-concluded weeklong exhibition at Mumbai's busy Jehangir Art Gallery, Maksudul Ahsan showcased about 46 paintings -- mostly in acrylic and oil. Some of the large scale paintings hark back to the Partition of 1947 and its aftermath.

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