Bob Ross' First TV Painting Sells For $9.8 Million

Bob Ross painted "A Walk in the Woods" in 1983 during the first episode of his show "The Joy of Painting."
The painting was recently auctioned for $9.8 million by a Minneapolis gallery, a record price for a Ross original.
Ross painted over 30,000 paintings in his career but rarely sold them, making his TV show pieces very rare.
The new owner hopes to display the painting publicly to share Ross' joyful art with more people.
The high price reflects Ross' enduring popularity and the great affection many feel for him as the "people's artist."