August’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Painter Otto Dix and His Wife, Martha
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Peasant Children, Westerwald
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Girl with Lute
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Brücke der Reichsautobahn, Neandertal
August Sander German, 1876–1964

The Painter Gottfried Brockmann (Der Maler Gottfried Brockmann)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Peasant Girls, Westerwald (Bauernmädchen, Westerwald)
August Sander (German, 1876–1964) printed by Gunther Sander (German, 1907–1986/87)
![The Woman of Advanced Intellect (The Intellectual) (Die Frau im fortgeschrittenen Intellekt [Die Intellektuelle])](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e0198a8f-b64d-03f1-0c92-eb0088d1ba7b/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Woman of Advanced Intellect (The Intellectual) (Die Frau im fortgeschrittenen Intellekt [Die Intellektuelle])
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Farming Couple - Propriety and Harmony (Bauernpaar - Zucht und Harmonie)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Rheinfront mit Dom & St. Urban
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Bricklayer (Handlager)
August Sander (German, 1876–1964) possibly printed by Gerd Sander (German, active 20th century)

High-School Student (Gymnasiast)
August Sander (German, 1876–1964) printed by Gunther Sander (German, 1907–1986/87)

Wife of the Cologne Painter Peter Abelen (Gattin des Kölner Malers Peter Abelen)
August Sander (German, 1876–1964) possibly printed by Gerd Sander (German, active 20th century)

The Architect Hans Poelzig, Berlin (Der Architekt Hans Poelzig, Berlin)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

The Philosopher (Der Philosoph)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Farming Couple - Propriety and Harmony (Bauernpaar - Zucht und Harmonie)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

The Sage (Die Weise)
August Sander German, 1876–1964
![Attorney and Delegate of the Democratic Party (Johannes Scheerer) (Der Prokurist und Abgeordnete der Demokratischen Partei [Johannes Scheerer])](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/c74c15da-5176-9997-f655-23917e6f70d6/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Attorney and Delegate of the Democratic Party (Johannes Scheerer) (Der Prokurist und Abgeordnete der Demokratischen Partei [Johannes Scheerer])
August Sander (German, 1876–1964) possibly printed by Gerd Sander (German, active 20th century)

View from Köln-Deutz to the Eifel
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Girl in Fairground Caravan (Mädchen im Kirmeswagen)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Circus Artists (Zirkusartisten)
August Sander German, 1876–1964