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.)

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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

​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 
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