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Auction Highlights: Focus on Women \u2014 May 15, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

Timed Auction \u2014 Bidding Now Open!
Lots begin closing Thursday, May 15, at 12 PM ET<\/h2>\n
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This year\u2019s Focus on Women auction gathers together important archives, first edition books, fine art, craft art, vernacular photography and more in a very special sale celebrating women<\/a>\u2019s grit and power.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, El Moro<\/a><\/em>, pastel on arches paper, 1981. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia<\/a><\/em>, first edition with photograph, 1912. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Sonia Delaunay, Juste Present. Deluxe Edition with Original Gouache<\/a><\/em>, folio limited edition, 1961. Estimate $20,000 to $25,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Anna Lea Merritt, Eve<\/em>, etching printed in sepia ink on parchment, 1887. Estimate $1,500 to $2,500.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney<\/a>, 1951-53. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse<\/a><\/em>, first edition in dust jacket, 1927. Estimate $6,000 to $8,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Margaret Patterson, Swans<\/a><\/em>, color woodcut on handmade paper, 1915. Estimate $1,500 to $2,500.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Flor Gardu\u00f1o, The Sonnets of Shakespeare<\/a><\/em>, limited edition with platinum prints, 2006. Estimate $6,000 to $8,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Archive of 14 press photos of swimmers<\/a>, including Mary Buhner, who won awards for bravery in 1923. Estimate $500 to $700.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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