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2019 Live & Silent Auctions

We’re very proud to present the 2019 Live & Silent Auctions at The Rourke! After the excitement and success of the 2017 Live & Silent Auctions, we knew that we wanted to present another auction experience at the museum. We gained some significant insight from 2017. It confirmed that there was room for another benefit art auction (or two) in the region—so long as they were distinct. The Rourke won’t have art auctions every year: at its most frequent, it will be a biennial event. We decided that The Rourke’s auctions should be a true celebration of art collecting. Our artwork is generously contributed by longtime collectors to benefit the museum but also to place well-loved artworks in the hands of other passionate collectors who will appreciate and care for them.

Collectors, once again, have outdone themselves with regard to the quality, variety, and number of artworks which we have to offer: from the very earliest of gallery artists down through the succeeding generations, there is a respectable representation of our regional art history within the catalog of items (scroll down!)

You can register for the auctions during public viewing hours at the museum (1 to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.) If you are unable to attend, bidding registration and absentee forms are available at the museum (and below!)
Bidding Registration Form
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Absentee Bidding Form
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2019 Live Auction

Live Auction Event - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday 1 November
2019 Live Auction Catalog
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Lot 1. Catherine Mulligan "Untitled (Mother & Child)"
Lot 2. Robert A. Nelson "Captured Cat"
Lot 3. Star Wallowing Bull "Fargo"
Lot 4. Billy Black "World Pieces"
Lot 5. James Tiernan O'Rourke "Josephine"
Lot 6. Dan Jones "Country Road"
Lot 7. Molly Yergens "A Fair Trade"
Lot 8. Earl Linderman "Moonlite Ride"
Lot 9. George Pfeifer "Ice House II"
Lot 10. John Borge "Untitled (Scotland Triptych), 1 of 3
Lot 10. John Borge "Untitled (Scotland Triptych), 2 of 3
Lot 10. John Borge "Untitled (Scotland Triptych), 3 of 3
Lot 11. Betty Strand "Birds of a Feather"
Lot 12. Mila Marinov "The Baptism of Christ"
Lot 13. Orland J. Rourke "Breakwater, Santorini"
Lot 14. Charles Beck "Clover"
Lot 15. Bernel Bayliss "New Mexico Son"
Lot 16. Jack Youngquist "Two F."

2019 Silent Auction

Now in progress! Bidding ends 5 p.m. on Sunday 10 November
Lot 17. Barbara Thill Anderson "------, Dorothy: Hope, The Oz Suite"
Lot 18. Billy Black "H. Newton's Curse"
Lot 19. Bernard Childs "Possession in Great Measure", from the I Ching, 1 of 2
Lot 19. Bernard Childs "Enthusiasm", from the I Ching, 2 of 2
Lot 20. Abner Jonas "Ice Fishing Houses", 1 of 4
Lot 20. Abner Jonas "Ice Fishing Houses", 2 of 4
Lot 20. Abner Jonas "Ice Fishing Houses", 3 of 4
Lot 20. Abner Jonas "Ice Fishing Houses", 4 of 4
Lot 21. Markus Krueger "Guest House"
Lot 22. Shiguang Li "Chinese Baby #1"
Lot 23. Grace Moje "Untitled (Botanical Tile)"
Lot 25. Gordon Mortensen "Desert Gold"
Lot 26. Catherine Mulligan "Untitled (Flowers)"
Lot 27. Robert A. Nelson "Friendly Dinosaur"
Lot 28. David Norstad "Stay Within Bounds"
Lot 29. James Tiernan O'Rourke "White House"
Lot 30. Trygve Olson "October"
Lot 31. Carl Oltvedt "Pears #7"
Lot 32. Cameron Peterson "Old Soul"
Lot 33. George Pfeifer "Nevada"
Lot 34. George Pfeifer "Winter Bluff"
Lot 35. Orland J. Rourke "Five Medals ..."
Lot 36. Orland J. Rourke "3 Weed Pots"
Lot 36. Ron Ruble "I Rode a White Horse"
Lot 38. Cyrus M. Running "Untitled (In the Studio)"
Lot 40. Star Wallowing Bull "Redemption (Self Portrait)"
Lot 41. Star Wallowing Bull "Three Flames"
Lot 42. Lois Weiderrecht-Finke "Prairie Farmstead - Evening"
Lot 43. Jack Youngquist "Iglesia de la Concepcion ..."
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 funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
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This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota state legislative appropriation.
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This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
521 Main Avenue
​Moorhead, MN 56560
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Tel. 218.236.8861
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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • Cyrus M. Running ...
    • Robert A. Nelson ...
    • Charles Beck ...
    • Thysell Linocuts
    • James T. O'Rourke ...
    • Artist + Muse
    • Calendar
    • Collections
  • About
    • History
    • Mission
    • Staff and Board
    • Rental >
      • Facility Rental
    • The Rourke Microprairie
  • Visit
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Anniversary Fund
    • The Rourke at Sixty
    • Our Partners
  • Learn
    • Intro to Abstraction - Virtual Class
    • Shape to Form - Virtual Class
    • Image Transfers - Virtual Class
    • Single-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
    • Three-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
    • Cardboard Prints - Virtual Class
    • Intro to Collage - Virtual Class
    • Wheat Paste - Virtual Class
    • Plexiglas Drypoint - Virtual Class
    • Instant Books - Virtual Class
    • Post and Screw Books - Virtual Class
    • The Sketchbook - Virtual Class
    • Glue Prints - Virtual Class
    • Pamphlet Stitch Books - Virtual Class
    • Monotypes - Virtual Class
  • Gallery Store
    • e-Gift Cards
  • e-News Signup
  • Artist Resources