"Bob Ross's Historic TV Painting Fetches Record-Breaking $10 Million at Auction"

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Source: The Guardian US
"Bob Ross's Historic TV Painting Fetches Record-Breaking $10 Million at Auction"
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Bob Ross's first TV painting, "A Walk in the Woods," is being put up for sale by the Modern Artifact gallery in Minneapolis for nearly $10 million. The painting, created in the debut episode of Ross's show "The Joy of Painting" in 1983, represents the artist's accessibility and the appreciation of his work by the masses. The gallery owner, Ryan Nelson, intends to display the painting to a larger audience before considering any offers, as he sees it as an opportunity to showcase the "people's artist."

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