The Quiet Observation of Form Born in 1927, Walter Hahn approached the canvas with a focus on the immediate and the tangible. His early work, emerging in the mid-century, sought to find order within the stillness of everyday objects. In 1950, he produced Aquarium, a piece that suggests an interest in the contained, controlled environments of life. By 1951, his hand was applied to Still Life, an oil on canvas that demonstrates a commitm…