Thirty boards that created the Bobthe artist With curly hair and serene voice, especially dear to the Greek public, as the emissions He was transmitted to our country, they soon come to auction.

The aim is to cover the costs of programs of public television stations affected by cuts in federal funding.

“Ross, a stable pillar of public American television in the 1980s and 1990s, devoted his life to making art accessible to everyone“, Said Joan Kovavoski, chairman of the company Bob Ross Inc. “This auction ensures that his heritage continues to support the medium that has brought his joy and creativity to American homes for decades. “.

The house Bonhams In Los Angeles will auction three Ross’s paintings in November 11. Other auctions in London, New York, Boston and online will follow. All proceeds will be donated to stations projecting programs from the distributor American Public Television.

The goal is to help stations facing difficulties with the rights of popular programs, such as ‘The Best of Joy of Painting’ (based on Ross’s broadcast), the ‘America’s Test Kitchen’the “Julia Child’s French Chef Classics” and ‘This Old House’. Particularly small and rural stations are most affected.

As President Donald Trump wished, Congress has abolished $ 1.1 billion intended for public broadcasting, leaving approximately 330 PBS stations and 246 NPR stations seek alternative sources of funding. Many launched extraordinary campaigns of money, while others were forced to make redundancies and cuts.

Favorite Ross died the 1995 by cancer complications, after 11 years of production broadcast ‘The Joy of Painting’. The program was aired on television stations throughout the United States and in many countries worldwide. The former Air Force Sergeant, known for its calm presence and encouraging phrases, has experienced renewed popularity during the lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic.

During his broadcasts, Ross used to talk about happy small clouds and trees and reminds that there were no mistakes, only happy accidents.

The thirty boards to be auctioned cover all his career and include landscapes with mountains and lakes. Most of them created live, during the broadcast, in less than 30 minutes, that is, during an episode.

Bonhams House had sold in August two Ross’s paintings since the 1990s against 114,800 and $ 95,750 respectively. Upcoming auctions of 30 panels are estimated to bring in total from 850,000 to $ 1.4 millionaccording to the house.