Hans Moller
American painter, 1905-2000
White Sand
1955
Oil on canvas
36 x 28 inches (91.44 x 71.12 centimeters)
Purchase: Gift of Zenon Hanson, by exchange, 1993.
1993.001.000

Hans Moller left his native Germany to settle permanently in the United States shortly before the beginning of World War II. Working initially as a graphic artist in New York City, he also became immediately successful selling his paintings and exhibiting them to critical acclaim. Moller's painting style was influenced by Cubism, Surrealism, and later, Abstract Expressionism. White Sand belongs to a series of abstract paintings he made in the 1950s that were inspired by the constant demolition and construction he observed in his Manhattan neighborhood. In 1968 Moller moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he continued to paint until his death in 2000.