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LOS ANGELES - Bob Ross’s "Winter’s Peace" sold for $318,000 at Bonhams in Los Angeles, setting a new auction record and leading three of his paintings that brought in a total of $662,000.

The auction closed on November 11.

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The paintings drew exceptional interest, with more than twice the usual number of registrations and 356 bidders competing across online, phone, and in-room channels.

The other two Ross paintings also performed exceptionally well: Home in the Valley (1993) sold for $229,100, more than four times its high estimate, while Cliffside (1990), painted using his signature Wet-on-Wet Technique®, brought $114,800—over twice its estimate.

The sale was Bonhams’ first to feature works from a collection of thirty Bob Ross paintings offered by American Pub

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