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The Rourke's Biennial Live & Silent Auctions are now open for viewing, registration, and silent bidding.
Silent Auction: 1 p.m. Friday 20 October – 5 p.m. Sunday 12 November 2023

​Silent Auction bids may be placed during Public Viewing Hours (1 to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays), at appointments made between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays (call the museum at 218-236-8861 to make an appointment), or by submitting an Absentee Bidder Form (available at the museum and on the main 2023 Auctions page.)


2023 Silent Auction Artwork

Lot 2.
Kathy Foss

oil on canvas,
Untitled (Abstract), 28 x 24"
Estimated Value Range: $600 - 850 
Starting Bid: $225

Lot 10.
Carl Möhner 

mixed media, 8 x 11"
Family, 2000 
Estimated Value Range: $180 - 250
Starting Bid: $70

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Lot 13.
Susan Morrissey 

ceramic, fur, 11 x 8 x 14"
Homage to a Shoe, 
Estimated Value Range: $350 - 525 
Starting Bid: $150  

Lot 24.
R. Baker 

pastel, 30 x 17"
Untitled (Woman & Child), 1989
Estimated Value Range: $475 - 700 
Starting Bid: $175 ​

​Lot 26.
Orland J. Rourke 
ceramic, 4.25 x 4.25 x 4.25" and 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.5”
Weed Pots (Group of Two), 1996 
Estimated Value Range: $100 - 150 
Starting Bid: $30

Lot 27. 
J Bracken Rourke 
ceramic, epoxy, wood, 21.75 x 33.75”
Lake Superior, 
Estimated Value Range: $750 - 900 
Starting Bid: $250 

Lot 28.
Suzanne Sbarge 
oil, collage on board, 12.5 x 12.5”
Flame, 
Estimated Value Range: $575 - 825 
Starting Bid: $225 

Lot 29.
Charles Beck 
woodcut, 22 x 9”
Branch, 30/60 
Estimated Value Range: $500 - 725 
Starting Bid: $200 

Lot 30.
Jack Youngquist 
sepia print, 7 x 7"
St. James Palace, 1968 194/200 
Estimated Value Range: $250 - 350
Starting Bid: $90 

Lot 31.
Gordon Mortensen 
oil on canvas, 24 x 30"
​The Yellow Bed, 2001 
Estimated Value Range: $1,500 - 1,800 
Starting Bid: $500 

Lot 32.
James Tiernan O'Rourke 
color photos, 18 x x 14" or 14 x 18"
Santorini Photographs (Group of Three), 1995 
Estimated Value Range: $650 - 900 
Starting Bid: $250 
Lot 33.
Carl Möhner 
mixed media, 4 x 3”
Double Face, 2001 
Estimated Value Range: $150 - 220 
Starting Bid: $60

Lot 34.
Jon Firestone 
pen & ink, 15 x 7.75”
Révasserie, 
Estimated Value Range: $375 - 600 
Starting Bid: $175

Lot 35.
Susan Morrissey 
ceramic, 5 x 3 x 1.5”
Small Head, 
Estimated Value Range: $80 - 120
Starting Bid: $40 

Lot 36.
Bernardette Cummings 
oil on canvas, 3 x 3" and 3 x 3”
Untitled Paintings (Group of Two), 
Estimated Value Range: $170 - 240 
Starting Bid: $60

Lot 37.

Kathy Foss 
ink, 15 x 14.5”
Untitled (Portrait), 
Estimated Value Range: $150 - 220 
Starting Bid: $60 

Lot 38.
Jay Hopkins-Entzel 
acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18”
Mother's Breath, 2016 
Estimated Value Range: $400 - 550 
Starting Bid: $150 

Lot 39.
Deborahmae Broad 
oil, graphite, 10 x 8.5”
Beloved, 
Estimated Value Range: $400 - 550 
Starting Bid: $150 

Lot 40.
Susan Morrissey 
charcoal on paper, 42 x 29”
Riding Lesson #4, 1994 
Estimated Value Range: $1,200 - 1,500
Starting Bid: $400 

Lot 41.
Susan Morrissey 
ceramic, fiber, 10.5 x 7 x 6”
Horse Hat, 
Estimated Value Range: $250 - 370 
Starting Bid: $100 

Lot 42.
George Pfeifer 
screenprint, 25 x 19"
Lake at Evening, 1972 AP 
Estimated Value Range: $425 - 650 
Starting Bid: $175 

Lot 43.
George Pfeifer 
watercolor, 10 x 8”
Autumn Pond, 1972 
Estimated Value Range: $300 - 500 
Starting Bid: $125 
Lot 44.
Robert A. Nelson 
etching, 2 x 2"
Windup Head, 1968 AP 
Estimated Value Range: $150 - 220 
Starting Bid: $60

Lot 45.
John Scott Postovit 
pastel, 20 x 9"
Palazzo Vecchio, 2008 
Estimated Value Range: $425 - 600
Starting Bid: $175 

Lot 46.
Paul Allen 
acrylic, 25.25 x 27.25”
Lake Maud, 
Estimated Value Range: $600 - 850 
Starting Bid: $225 
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Lot 47.
Peter Schultz 
wood, paint, 79.5 x 20 x 15”
Untitled, 
Estimated Value Range: $600 - 850 
Starting Bid: $225 

​Lot 48.
Terence Larson 
welded steel, 4.75 x 4.25 x 4.25”
Hockey Player, 1974 
Estimated Value Range: $1,100 - 1,450 
Starting Bid: $400 

Lot 49.
Boris Sarikov 
bronze, steel, marble, 21 x 17 x 15”
Lamp, 
Estimated Value Range: $1,000 - 1,300 
Starting Bid: $400 

Lot 50.
Susan Morrissey 
acrylic, sticks, assemblage/collage, 36 x 22.5”
Stix Portrait, 
Estimated Value Range: $450 - 600
Starting Bid: $175 

Lot 51.
James Tiernan O'Rourke 
linocut, 4 x 6”
Dunguaire, 1989 14/200 
Estimated Value Range: $190 - 280 
Starting Bid: $80 

Lot 52.
Lynn Fundingsland 
color photographs, 12 x 17.5"
"Orange House, Fargo" & "Dawn Fields", 
Estimated Value Range: $450 - 625 
Starting Bid: $175 

Lot 53.
Zhimin Guan 
oil on canvas, 12 x 12”
Waterway, 
Estimated Value Range: $400 - 650 
Starting Bid: $175 

Lot 54.
Bela Petheo 
lithograph, 14.5 x 16"
Venice Emerging Light, 1984 3/12 
Estimated Value Range: $450 - 600
Starting Bid: $150 
​
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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Operation support is provided in part by
​the FM Area Foundation.

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This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
521 Main Avenue
​Moorhead, MN 56560
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Tel. 218.236.8861
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      • Dan Jones
      • In the Elements
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        • Abstract: episode 875
        • Isolated Interiors
        • Looking at the Overlooked
      • Charlie Thysell
      • Art Ghoullery IV
      • Wayne Gudmundson
      • The 62nd Midwestern
      • Tri-College Sculpture
      • Philip J. Thompson
      • Eric A. Johnson
      • James T. O'Rourke
      • Cyrus M. Running
      • Robert A. Nelson
      • Charles Beck
      • Thysell Linocuts
      • Deborahmae Broad
      • Ben Rheault
      • 60 Years, 60 Works
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      • Three-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
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