Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) Exhibition Sketch of a Young Man signed with cypher 'CP' on reverse; dated 'July 1883' on left stretcher oil on canvas 12 x 10 in. Painted in July 1883. Footnotes: Note Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman was a prominent American novelist and social reformer, perhaps best known for her 1892 short story The Yellow Wallpaper. She studied at Rhode Island School of Design and was the first wife of artist Charles Walter Stetson. A note accompanying the painting states that the portrait was offered for sale at an 1883 Providence Art Club exhibition. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing