Painter and graphic artist. He was educated at the Nagybánya Free School (Baia Mare, Romania) from 1904 to 1905. He regarded the painter Károly Ferenczy as his master. Subsequently, he continued his studies in Munich and went on study trips to Italy (Florence, Rome). From 1927 to 1942 he worked in his native town and in Nagybánya alternately. He was elected member of the electoral board of the Association of Nagybánya Artists formed in 1937 and a core member of the Society of Nagybánya Painters newly founded in 1941.

He spent the last years of his life in Nagybánya. He was a member of what remained of the local colony of artists. Following his impressionist beginnings he turned to decorative movements and painted landscapes, still lives and figural compositions. He was an exceptionally productive artist. However, his picture creation represents uneven tendencies of quality. He painted traditional naturalistic and impressionistic landscapes. He was affected by Art Nouveau, but Matisse's art also had an impact on him. He was fascinated by modern French art and deemed Sándor Ziffer's painting to be exemplary within the colony.

He presented his work at several joint and one-artist exhibitions (Budapest, 1911, several times in Arad, Szatmár (Satu Mare) and Kolozsvár (Cluj, now towns in Romania)). Some of his works found their way abroad as well.