Eine junge Frau im Walde, eine Axt schwingend 

Victor Müller created this drawing of a young woman wielding an ax in the forest at an unknown date. Müller lived during a time of significant social change, including the rise of industrialization and evolving gender roles. The drawing depicts a woman in a forest, ax in hand, challenging traditional gender roles. Historically, images of women were frequently passive, but here we see an active protagonist who is willing to perform work that has been typically designated to men. This subversion of gender norms invites reflection on historical expectations and the breaking of those boundaries. The starkness of the charcoal amplifies the emotional tension in the piece. The woman's labor in the dense woods can also evoke a sense of isolation and the confrontation of personal and social expectations. It highlights the tensions between the individual and societal constraints.