A stoic bricklayer stands before the camera in his worn work clothes, embodying August Sander's systematic approach to documenting the people of twentieth-century Germany. The subject's direct gaze and proud posture reflect Sander's signature style of presenting working-class individuals with dignity and unflinching honesty. This gelatin silver print, reproduced by Sander's grandson Gerd in 1990, preserves the stark, documentary clarity that made Sander's *People of the Twentieth Century* series a landmark achievement in portrait photography.