US EditionThree Bob Ross Paintings Net More than $600K to Help Fund PBS Stations
Three Bob Ross paintings sold for over $600,000 at Bonhams auction to support public broadcasting after $1.1 billion federal cuts under the Trump administration.
- On Tuesday, Bonhams auction house sold three original Bob Ross paintings for more than $600,000 to benefit public broadcasting, all exceeding pre-auction estimates of about $50,000 each.
- After federal cuts, Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in funding after President Donald Trump directed the change, forcing PBS and National Public Radio stations to face layoffs and prompting Joan Kowalski to propose auctions.
- Prices realized include $318,000 for 'Winter's Peace,' $229,100 for 'Home in the Valley' and $114,800 for 'Cliffside,' all far above estimates of about $50,000, auctioneer Aaron Bastian said.
- Proceeds will benefit stations that air American Public Television content, and Bonhams plans similar public sales next year in Boston, New York and Los Angeles; the auction idea came from Joan Kowalski.
- Buyers remained anonymous as 30 paintings spanning Ross's career are slated for auction with estimated values between $850,000 and $1.4 million, while Bob Ross Inc. continues his legacy.
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Bob Ross paintings fetch $600,000 to support public television
Three original Bob Ross paintings sold at auction Tuesday for more than $600,000, with all proceeds benefitting public television stations hit hard by recent federal funding cuts. The sale, held by Bonhams, was the first in a planned series of auctions featuring 30 Ross originals — the largest release of his artwork ever made available to the public. Record bids for iconic works Ross’s “Winter Peace” — painted during a 1993 episode of “The Joy …
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