Eine Gruppe von Gestalten, eine Person in ihrer Mitte entkleidend (_), im Hintergrund auf einer Anhöhe ein Brunnen (_) (Josef und seine Brüder_) 

Victor Müller created this drawing entitled ‘Eine Gruppe von Gestalten, eine Person in ihrer Mitte entkleidend’ as part of his Joseph und seine Brüder [Joseph and his Brothers] series. Executed with graphite, the scene is a whirlwind of movement, centered around a cluster of figures in dynamic disarray. The composition is dominated by gestural lines that capture the raw energy of the moment. Müller uses line and form to convey the narrative. We see bodies contorted and engaged in the act of undressing the central figure, Joseph, while in the background, the presence of the well looms, marking the next stage of Joseph’s plight. The artist’s hand is evident in the sketch-like quality. The marks across the paper, as a signifier, become the form of the content. The work’s value lies not just in its representation of a biblical narrative but in how Müller’s structural choices—the active lines, the tension in the composition—speak to broader questions about the relationship between form and content. The instability of meaning invites us to reconsider how art functions as a dynamic interplay between artist, artwork, and observer.