Bidspirit auction | Hugh Kappel ”Astronaut & Magic”

Hugh Kappel ”Astronaut & Magic” Oil Painting - Hugh Kappel (American, 1910-1982). Oil on canvas abstract painting titled ”Astronaut and Magic, ” 1976. Depicting abstract motifs. Signed and dated along the lower right; further signed and dated along the verso. Reference: “Hugh Kappel Paintings: 1936-1976,” Birdsall-Haase Gallery, 2011, pg. 76. Kappel was one of the founding members of the New York Abstract Expressionist movement. He exhibited at both the seminal 9th Street Show and the following Stable Gallery Show. Unframed; height: 50 in x width: 50 in. Framed; height: 50 3/4 in x width: 50 3/4 in x depth: 1 in. Condition: There is a dent to the canvas along the upper right quadrant; stretcher bar marks along the upper right quadrant. Foxing to the verso. Light wear to the frame.