Here’s your chance to own a rare Bob Ross painting
A rare Bob Ross painting is being auctioned to support public TV
📍 The outcome
A rare Bob Ross painting titled Mountain Summit was put up for auction to benefit Ball State PBS and Indiana public broadcasting. The artwork was expected to potentially sell for $70,000.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage regarding the final sale price.
Epilogue added 35d ago, after coverage quieted.
What happened
A rare Bob Ross painting is being auctioned to support public TV stations. The auction is being covered by various outlets including cardinalmediabsu.com, Artsy, Ball State University, TribLIVE.com, WISH-TV, and WANE 15.
The coverage emphasizes the rarity of the painting and its support for public TV. The auction is ongoing, and coverage does not yet specify the outcome or the final bid.
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Questions people are asking
What is being auctioned?
A rare Bob Ross painting
What is the auction supporting?
Public TV stations
When was the auction announced?
2026-06-25
Who reported it (12)
- Ball State PBS to benefit from rare Bob Ross painting auction The Star Press · 46d ago
- Bob Ross painting could sell for $70K to benefit Indiana public broadcasting Yahoo · 46d ago
- Bob Ross painting could sell for $70K to benefit Indiana public broadcasting Popular Science · 46d ago
- Rare Bob Ross painting 'Mountain Summit' to be auctioned with proceeds supporting Ball State PBS Yahoo · 46d ago
- Good Morning: Rare Bob Ross painting to be auctioned off Herald Bulletin · 46d ago
- Bob Ross painting to be auctioned in support of Ball State Fox 59 · 46d ago
- Rare Bob Ross painting to be auctioned in support of WIPB-TV in Muncie cardinalmediabsu.com · 46d ago
- Bob Ross Painting Signed Original Oil on 18x24 Canva… (ca. 1984) by Bob Ross Artsy · 46d ago
- Rare Bob Ross Painting to be Auctioned in Support of Ball State PBS Ball State University · 46d ago
- Bob Ross painting, original Iwo Jima monument highlight U.S.-themed auction TribLIVE.com · 46d ago
- Auction of Bob Ross painting with ‘majestic mountains’ to benefit public TV WISH-TV · 46d ago
- Here’s your chance to own a rare Bob Ross painting WANE 15 · 46d ago broke it first
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