Current:Home > reviewsBob Ross' 1st painting from famed TV show up for auction. How much is it? -MarketLink
Bob Ross' 1st painting from famed TV show up for auction. How much is it?
View
Date:2025-04-16 11:56:25
Happen to have $10 million lying around?
If so, the first-ever painting that legendary artist Bob Ross created on his show could be yours.
The 1983 painting, titled "A Walk in the Woods," is from Season 1, Episode 1 of "The Joy of Painting" and was signed on air by Ross. In what the gallery is calling "the most historically significant Bob Ross original painting ever created," "A Walk in the Woods" is up for auction for $9,850,000 at the Modern Artifact gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The painting " is a 24-by-18-inch original oil on canvas. It's signed "Ross" in red in the front lower left corner, and includes a certificate of authenticity.
More:World-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero just died. Look through his most iconic art.
Banking on 'Bob Ross hype'
The painting has not yet been sold, and Ross fans are still able to buy it or make their best offer, according to the gallery's website.
Modern Artifact has bought and sold more Ross paintings over the last decade than any other gallery, owner Ryan Nelson said in a statement. While the gallery is accepting offers for purchase, they would prefer to share the painting with a museum or traveling exhibit "to allow as many people as possible to view such an exciting work of art."
"The appeal of Bob Ross has extended far beyond the traditional art market and into the world of pop culture," Nelson said in a statement. "The Bob Ross hype is a rare glimmer of authenticity in a fine art market that is often tightly controlled and highly manipulated."
Bob Ross' legacy
Ross hosted "The Joy of Painting," which aired on PBS from 1983 to 1994, and is remembered for his optimistic outlook, fluffy hairstyle, and approachable painting advice. He died in 1995.
His status as a pop culture icon has only grown in recent decades.
In 2021, Netflix released a documentary about his legacy called "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, and Greed." And Owen Wilson played a Bob Ross knockoff in "Paint," released earlier this year.
Bob Ross costumes have exploded in popularity, as have events dedicated to the painter, including flash mobs and painting parties.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- Colorado woman dies after 500-foot fall while climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park
- UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks
- Groups Urge the EPA to Do Its Duty: Regulate Factory Farm Emissions
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- FAA contractors deleted files — and inadvertently grounded thousands of flights
- Aviation leaders call for more funds for the FAA after this week's system failure
- At buzzy health care business conference, investors fear the bubble will burst
- Small twin
- Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me gets release date
Ranking
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Historic floodwaters begin to recede as Vermont dam stabilizes after nearing capacity
- Simon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore)
- Get In on the Quiet Luxury Trend With Mind-Blowing Tory Burch Deals up to 70% Off
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Cold-case murder suspect captured after slipping out of handcuffs and shackles at gas station in Montana
- Christopher Meloni, Oscar Isaac, Jeff Goldblum and More Internet Zaddies Who Are Also IRL Daddies
- Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery
Recommendation
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Break Up After 17 Years of Marriage
The U.S. could hit its debt ceiling within days. Here's what you need to know.
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
Breathing Polluted Air Shortens People’s Lives by an Average of 3 Years, a New Study Finds
Coal-Fired Power Plants Hit a Milestone in Reduced Operation
Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial)