Bob Ross, famous for his hair, his brushwork and his happy little trees, is rarely to be found at auction houses despite the vast number of canvases he generated producing The Joy of Painting for PBS. The warehouse owner plans to let some go, though, to help public television after the Trump administration cut off $1.1bn in funding to it.

Here's Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc: "This auction ensures his legacy continues to support the very medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes for decades." Two exemplary 1990s mountain-and-lake Rosses were sold in August for $114,800 and $95,750.

Bonhams in Los Angeles will auction three of Ross' paintings on Nov. 11. Other auctions will follow in London, New York, Boston and online. All profits are pledged to stations t

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