Bob Ross painting sells for record $1.044 million in John Oliver auction

According to host John Oliver, the program bid on a trio of Ross paintings in an auction two weeks ago. Those paintings, the ...

‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting

Late artist Bob Ross’ happy trees are about to once again help out public broadcasting. On last week’s 2025 finale of “Last ...
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Bob Ross Painting Smashes Record at John Oliver’s Public Media Fundraiser

John Oliver launched an auction to benefit public broadcasting, following major budget cuts. A Bob Ross painting is priced at ...
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Three Paintings by Bob Ross Raise $600,000 at Auction for American Public Broadcasting

On Tuesday, the first three (of 30 total) original canvases by America television icon Bob Ross hit the auction block at Bonhams. The paintings sold for a total of $600,000. The proceeds from this and ...

Bob Ross' 1986 Painting Bought For Over $1 Million In Support of Public Broadcasting

Bob Ross, prolific daytime television painting instructor who charmed the world with his serene monologues, continues to make ...
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The first of 30 Bob Ross works were auctioned to help public TV. They broke records

The first of 30 Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — have been auctioned off to support public television. Ross, with his distinctive afro, ...
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Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations

The paintings were the first of 30 Bob Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.