Thirty paintings created by a dense, quiet, soft Bob Ross will soon be ready for auction to reach out at small and rural public television stations in the United States, which suffer from a reduction in federal funding.
Ross, a permanent TV in the 1980s and 90s, “devoted his life to the fact that art is accessible to everyone,” said Joan Kovalski, Bob Ross Inc., “This auction guarantees his heritage continues to support the very environment that brought his joy and creativity to American houses for decades.”
Bonhams in Los -Angeles will sell three paintings by Ross on November 11 as part of the sale of an auction house in California and Western art. Other auctions will follow in London, New York, Boston and online.
While details about the rest of the paintings that will be released at the auction will appear later, three paintings that will be sold on November 11. Winter world And House in the valleyAnd also CliffsideWhich he drew in 1990.
All profits are promised to stations that use content from the American Public Television distributor.
The idea is to help stations in need of licensed training camps that allow them to show popular programs that include The best joy of paintingBased on the Ross show, American test cuisineIN Classics of the French chef Julia Chail And This old houseField
Congress excluded 1.1 billion US dollars allocated for public broadcasting On behalf of the Trump administration, leaving about 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations to find alternative sources of financing. Many launched the disks of emergency funds. Some were forced to dismiss staff and do programming.
Favorite Ross died in 1995 from cancer complications after 11 years in production with the joy of painting. His practical program was shown at stations around the United States and the world. The former sergeant-sergeant of the Air Force, known for his calm behavior and encouraging words, enjoyed the revival of popularity during the blocking of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ross often spoke soothing tones, working in the air, drawing happy small clouds and trees and not making mistakes, only “happy accidents”.
According to Kovalski, public television meant “everything” for the late artist.
“The PUBTV structure meant that he could speak directly with the viewer, only with him and the fact that another person is much more intimate than other forms of programming,” said CBC News Kovalski in an email.
30 paintings that will be auction fly up to Ross's career and include landscapes depicting serene mining prospects and scenes of the lake, its branded aesthetics. He created the most part 30 on the air, each in less than 30 minutes, which was a span of one episode.
Bonhams sold two scenes in the early 1990s in August for 114,800 US dollars and 95,750 US dollarsWith one of them, having established a new global auction for Ross.
According to Bonams, 30 paintings that will be sold soon make up the estimated total amount from 850,000 to 1.4 million US dollars. Kovalski added that the August paintings sold for much more than they were originally evaluated, however, which means that for public television, even more money could be collected.
