The father is standing between two young boys. The boys are dressed alike in white, striped, buttoned shirts with dark, short pants, closed sandals and white socks. Both have shaved heads and look at the camera. The father look off to the left, is dressed in suit and tie and puts his arms around both boys. The floor is covered by an oriental carpet. At the wall behind is a piece of furniture above which hangs a painting on the wall.

The Widower (Der Witwer )

August Sander

1914; printed 1976

  • Titles The Widower (Der Witwer ) (Descriptive)
  • Artist August Sander, German, 1876 - 1964
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions sheet: 12 × 8 7/8 in. (30.5 × 22.5 cm) image: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (29.2 × 22.2 cm) mat: 23 1/2 × 19 5/8 in. (59.7 × 49.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of John Hagefstration, AFI.34.2018
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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