On view in the Main and East Galleries, Friday 17 October – Sunday 16 November
The 2025 Live Benefit Auction | 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday 14 November 2025
The Silent Auction | Concludes at 5 p.m. on Sunday 16 November
The artwork featured in our 2025 Live and Silent Auctions is now on view in the Main and East Galleries at The Rourke! Stop by this week to register for both auctions and to begin bidding in the Silent Auction.
Join us for our biennial Live Benefit Auction, featuring rare and exciting works contributed by collectors throughout our community. Come for the art, the thrills, and the rapid-fire auctioneering. Register for bidding at the event or during public viewing hours starting Friday 17 October.
Not able to participate in the live bidding?
Not a problem!--registration and bid forms are available at the museum during open hours and for download below!
The Silent Auction | Concludes at 5 p.m. on Sunday 16 November
The artwork featured in our 2025 Live and Silent Auctions is now on view in the Main and East Galleries at The Rourke! Stop by this week to register for both auctions and to begin bidding in the Silent Auction.
Join us for our biennial Live Benefit Auction, featuring rare and exciting works contributed by collectors throughout our community. Come for the art, the thrills, and the rapid-fire auctioneering. Register for bidding at the event or during public viewing hours starting Friday 17 October.
Not able to participate in the live bidding?
Not a problem!--registration and bid forms are available at the museum during open hours and for download below!
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Below you will find images and information about all 46 auction lots that are in this exhibition.
Hammer prices for live auction items are listed below.
Winning bids and bidder nos. from the conclusion of the silent auction at 5 p.m. 16 November 2025 are also listed below.
Winning bidders will be contacted by The Rourke's registrar with details on payment and pickup procedures by Tuesday 18 November.
Hammer prices for live auction items are listed below.
Winning bids and bidder nos. from the conclusion of the silent auction at 5 p.m. 16 November 2025 are also listed below.
Winning bidders will be contacted by The Rourke's registrar with details on payment and pickup procedures by Tuesday 18 November.
Live Auction Items
Lot 1
John Boyd Holland watercolor, 16.5 x 23" Untitled, 1974 Estimated Value Range: $450 - 600 Starting Bid: $150 Winning Bid: $825 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 2
Terence Larson welded steel, 6.25 x 5.25 x 3.5" The Owl and the Pussycat, c. 1980 Estimated Value Range: $1400 - 1600 Starting Bid: $400 Winning Bid: $900 Collection: The Estate of Dr. Jack Larson 
Lot 3
Yvonne Butzon watercolor, 17 x 17" Untitled (bouquet), Estimated Value Range: $525 - 650 Starting Bid: $150 Winning Bid: $700 Collection: Jeanne Aske 
Lot 4
David Norstad mixed media collage, 14.5 x 9" "I'm a Big Winner!", Estimated Value Range: $150 - 220 Starting Bid: $40 Winning Bid: $220 Collection: John Lamb 
Lot 5
Charles Beck woodcut, 21 x 26.5" Willows, 19/50 Estimated Value Range: $950 - 1250 Starting Bid: $300 Winning Bid: $2500 Collection: American Crystal Sugar 
Lot 6
Robyn McDaniels photograph, 7.5 x 7.5" Airplane, 1992 Estimated Value Range: $400 - 525 Starting Bid: $125 Winning Bid: $275 Collection: Dawn Morgan 
Lot 7
Robert A. Nelson lithograph, 24.75 x 35.25" Cat and Mice, 1975 201 MP Estimated Value Range: $1000 - 1300 Starting Bid: $300 Winning Bid: $1500 Collection: Richard & Tracey Moorhead 
Lot 8
James O'Rourke woodcut, 8 x 10" Fjord, 1975 2/25 Estimated Value Range: $400 - 480 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $500 Collection: Claudia Murphy & John Rowell 
Lot 9
George Pfeifer acrylic on canvas, 36 x 34" Utah, 1971 Estimated Value Range: $2600 - 3000 Starting Bid: $750 Winning Bid: $1250 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 10
Betty Strand graphite, 10 x 15" Untitled (plant study), Estimated Value Range: $500 - 650 Starting Bid: $175 Winning Bid: $325 Collection: Virginia Rutter 
Lot 11
Gordon Mortensen reduction woodcut, 12 x 17" Sumac, 1975 13/56 Estimated Value Range: $450 - 625 Starting Bid: $125 Winning Bid: $800 Collection: Vern Hunter 
Lot 12
Jack Youngquist lithograph, 16.5 x 14" The Alexander Ramsey House, 1975 71/200 Estimated Value Range: $650 - 1000 Starting Bid: $200 Winning Bid: $400 Collection: Richard & Tracey Moorhead 
Lot 13
Fred Helmeke oil, 14 x 29" Untitled, 1964 Estimated Value Range: $2000 - 2500 Starting Bid: $600 Winning Bid: $1200 Collection: Paul V. Tardue 
Lot 14
Susan Morrissey linoleum cut, 9 x 9" Table Lady, AP Estimated Value Range: $80 - 120 Starting Bid: $20 Winning Bid: $140 Collection: The Rourke Art Gallery & Museum 
Lot 15
Arnold Favela acrylic on canvas, 54.5 x 42" Flora, Estimated Value Range: $2300 - 2800 Starting Bid: $700 Winning Bid: $1100 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 16
Wayne Gudmundson photograph, 12.5 x 16" Heil, North Dakota, Estimated Value Range: $475 - 625 Starting Bid: $150 Winning Bid: $450 Collection: Richard & Tracey Moorhead 
Lot 17
Jackie McElroy screenprint, 26 x 20" January Thaw, 1976 13/22 Estimated Value Range: $700 - 1050 Starting Bid: $200 Winning Bid: $800 Collection: Richard & Tracey Moorhead 
Lot 18
George Pfeifer watercolor, 13 x 10" Captain's House, Dungeness, 1973 Estimated Value Range: $550 - 725 Starting Bid: $175 Winning Bid: $700 Collection: The Estate of Dr. Jack Larson 
Lot 19
Charles Beck woodcut, 21 x 31" Hillside Sumac, 16/150 Estimated Value Range: $950 - 1250 Starting Bid: $300 Winning Bid: $2100 Collection: The Rourke Art Gallery & Museum 
Lot 20
Robert Ernst Marx etching, 7 x 5" Lady, 1972 5/12 Estimated Value Range: $525 - 700 Starting Bid: $125 Winning Bid: $425 Collection: Virginia Rutter |
Silent Auction Items
Lot 21
Jeniye ceramic, 8.25 x 8.25" Untitled (platter), Estimated Value Range: $110 - 180 Starting Bid: $40 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 1 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 22
Jeniye ceramic, 13.625 x 13.625" Untitled (platter), Estimated Value Range: $130 - 210 Starting Bid: $50 Winning Bid: $70 Bidder Number: 1 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 23
B. Fink screenprint, intaglio, 18 x 23" Cornflower Blues, 1/7 Estimated Value Range: $350 - 500 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $100 Bidder Number: 10 Collection: Virginia Rutter 
Lot 24
Carol Fisher cut paper, ink, 45 x 36" Untitled, 1972 Estimated Value Range: $600 - 950 Starting Bid: $200 Winning Bid: $300 Bidder Number: 10 Collection: The Estate of Carol Fisher 
Lot 25
Rhet Fiskness mixed media assemblage, 13.5 x 13.25 x 4" Untitled, Estimated Value Range: $200 - 320 Starting Bid: $60 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 59 Collection: Rhet Fiskness 
Lot 26
Rhet Fiskness mixed media assemblage, 19 x 12 x 9.5" Untitled (sconce), Estimated Value Range: $210 - 330 Starting Bid: $60 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 59 Collection: Rhet Fiskness 
Lot 27
Zhimin Guan oil on canvas, 20 x 16" Nude Study (Delores), 1999 Estimated Value Range: $280 - 400 Starting Bid: $90 Winning Bid: $110 Bidder Number: 60 Collection: Sam & Coralie Wai 
Lot 28
Fred Helmeke oil, 11 x 8" Stone Creek, 1966 Estimated Value Range: $950 - 1250 Starting Bid: $300 Winning Bid: $750 Bidder Number: 44 Collection: Paul V. Tardue 
Lot 29
Bob Hill lithograph, 21.5 x 15.5" Untitled, 6/6 A Estimated Value Range: $325 - 475 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $100 Bidder Number: 34 Collection: Virginia Rutter 
Lot 30
Judy Krumeride screenprint, 8 x 7.75" Ornament #1, 1973 7/15 Estimated Value Range: $210 - 300 Starting Bid: $80 Winning Bid: $110 Bidder Number: 17 Collection: Virginia Rutter 
Lot 31
Carl Oltvedt & Mark Vinz broadside, 22 x 14" Heartland, 2008 27/100 Estimated Value Range: $95 - 125 Starting Bid: $25 Winning Bid: $130 Bidder Number: 15 Collection: Dawn Morgan 
Lot 32
Robyn McDaniels photograph, 13 x 13" Untitled (pear), Estimated Value Range: $525 - 650 Starting Bid: $150 Winning Bid: $150 Bidder Number: 11 Collection: Dawn Morgan 
Lot 33
John Middleton lithograph, 13 x 20" Man & Woman 1984, 1967 2/8 Estimated Value Range: $250 - 300 Starting Bid: $70 Winning Bid: $200 Bidder Number: 4 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 34
Carl Möhner mixed media on paper, 8 x 12" Two Headed Dragon, Estimated Value Range: $210 - 290 Starting Bid: $60 Winning Bid: $70 Bidder Number: 20 Collection: Bennett & Kaatrin Pearson 
Lot 35
Carl Möhner mixed media, 4 x 3" Double Face, 2001 Estimated Value Range: $150 - 220 Starting Bid: $40 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 20 Collection: Bennett & Kaatrin Pearson 
Lot 36
Susan Morrissey assemblage, 45 x 15 x 5" Travelers, 2010 Estimated Value Range: $375 - 550 Starting Bid: $125 Winning Bid: $125 Bidder Number: 1 Collection: The Rourke Art Gallery & Museum 
Lot 37
Gordon Mortensen woodcut, 17 x 23.5" Walden, 1973 9/33 Estimated Value Range: $350 - 525 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $400 Bidder Number: 1 Collection: The Estate of Dr. Jack Larson
Lot 38
David Norstad collage, 3.75 x 3.75" Squeeze & Twilight Bears, Estimated Value Range: $130 - 190 Starting Bid: $40 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 22 Collection: John Lamb
Lot 39
James O'Rourke photograph, 18 x 14" Mykonos Windmills & Athena Pronaia, Delphi, 1993 Estimated Value Range: $450 - 600 Starting Bid: $150 Winning Bid: $150 Bidder Number: 9 Collection: John Lamb 
Lot 40
James O'Rourke linocut, 10 x 7" Fort Union 1863 V, 1972 4/25 Estimated Value Range: $380 - 450 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $360 Bidder Number: 43 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson
Lot 41
Carl Oltvedt colored pencil, 4.5 x 6.25" and 6.25 x 4.5" Pear (Diptych), Estimated Value Range: $800 - 1100 Starting Bid: $250 Winning Bid: $250 Bidder Number: 38 Collection: Claudia Murphy & John Rowell 
Lot 42
George Pfeifer screenprint, 26 x 23.5" America, 1967 63/300 Estimated Value Range: $325 - 475 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $150 Bidder Number: 36 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 43
George Pfeifer screenprint, 26 x 23.5" Wyoming, 1967 26/300 Estimated Value Range: $325 - 475 Starting Bid: $100 Winning Bid: $250 Bidder Number: 36 Collection: The Estate of Audrey & Harlyn Thompson 
Lot 44
Walter Piehl exhibition poster, 36 x 24" Sweethearts and Roping Fools, Estimated Value Range: $80 - 120 Starting Bid: $20 Winning Bid: $120 Bidder Number: 40 Collection: Dawn Morgan 
Lot 45
Orland Rourke stoneware, ash glaze and oxides, 14.25 x 6.5 x 6.5" Weed Vase, 1973 Estimated Value Range: $100 - 150 Starting Bid: $30 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 4 Collection: John Lamb
Lot 46
James VerDoorn digital, 8.5 x 8.5" An Apparition 2, Standing in Silence 3, & The Clergy Calls 2, Estimated Value Range: $180 - 210 Starting Bid: $50 Winning Bid: $60 Bidder Number: 34 Collection: The Rourke Art Gallery & Museum |
