American media report this. Earlier this year, President Trump halted funding for American public broadcasters.
The three paintings being auctioned were all on display in The Joy of PaintingRoss’s TV show that aired on public broadcaster PBS. In the program, Ross introduced the viewer to painting as an art form. The artist presented the program from 1983 to 1994, a year before his death.
The opening bids for the paintings Cliffside, Winter’s Peace and Home in the Valley are between $25,000 and $50,000, NBC News reports. The auction will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon local time by Bonhams auction house in Los Angeles.