Martha Walter’s Beach Scene also expected to reach $50,000+; May 15 auction features special selection celebrating and recognizing the oft-ignored contribution of women to American and European fine art; works from Myrtle Jean Maclane, Elizabeth Violet Blackadder and Harriet Cany Peale among the many. Dorothea Sharp’s lyrical, sun-dappled oil painting At the Fountain (estimate: $50,000+) and Martha Walter’s Beach Scene (estimate: $50,000+) headline a very strong selection of ...