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Alfred Kappes (1850-1894) American artist who was active in New York and Virginia. He is best known for African-American genre scene painting, illustration, etching. Alfred Kappes was renowned during his career for his sensitive portrayal of the lives of the African-American community, and was recognized as such in art reviews of the day. Unlike other artists who sentimentalized African-American subjects, Kappes painted these people with frankness and sensitivity. In 1870, he joined the staff of The New York Daily Graphic and also continued to do other illustration work including for People from the Other World, a study of paranormal activity by Henry Steel Olcott. He was elected an Associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1887. Offered here is an original etching by Kappes after a painting by Louis Gallait. Image is approx. 8-1/4 x 6 in. plus margins. Plate signed within image lower right. VG