Painter, graphic artist, Munkácsy-Prize laureate (1952), Merited Artist (1964). From 1901 to 1905 he studied under the guidance of Ede Balló, László Hegedűs and Tivadar Zemplényi in the School of Design. He drew caricatures for the humour magazines titled 'Kakas Márton' and 'Borsszem Jankó' even as a first-year student. As a caricaturist he hid behind the pseudonym 'Harag' (Anger). In 1905 he travelled to Munich where he developed his skills under the guidance of A. Ažbe. In 1909-10 he worked in Berlin, made posters and book illustrations together with Elek Falus. In the autumn of 1910 he returned to Hungary and took part in the foundation of the Kecskemét Colony of Artists. He visited Paris, Brussels and London in 1911 on a study tour. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 he chaired the Federation of the Trade Union of Fine and Applied Artists. In 1920 he was a founding member of the Szinyei Society. He travelled to Germany in 1921 and in the years to follow he visited the Netherlands, Paris, Munich and Italy, and in the meantime he participated in exhibitions, too. His works could be seen in exhibitions from 1905.

He organised a number of exhibitions from 1928 until 1946. He painted nude compositions positioned in a landscape environment, apart from landscapes and portraits. He borrowed his artistic tools from the practice of plein air painting and a lot of elements in his landscape depiction refer to pre-impressionistic traditions. Greater collections of his artworks were exhibited in the Ernst Museum (1920, 1924, 1954). The Hungarian National Gallery organised his commemorative exhibition in 1974. His works are now kept in museums. A very high number of his book illustrations and newspaper graphics were published in papers in Hungary and abroad. He worked as the illustrator of 'Vasárnapi Újság' in the 1910s and 'Pesti Napló' in the 1930s. He also wrote illustrated reports and articles for the latter newspaper. His essays on art were published in art journals. He left behind a rich legacy of written works.