László Mednyánszky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

László Mednyánszky

Hungarian artist

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1852

Place of Birth: Beckov, Trenčín Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1919

Profession: graphic designer, painter

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Baron László Mednyánszky or Ladislaus Josephus Balthasar Eustachius Mednyánszky (Slovak: Ladislav Mednanský) (23 April 1852 – 17 April 1919), a Hungarian painter-philosopher, is one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of Hungarian art.
Despite an aristocratic background, he spent most of his life moving around Europe working as an artist.
Mednyánszky spent considerable periods in seclusion but mingled with people across society – in the aristocracy, art world, peasantry and army – many of whom became the subjects of his paintings.
His most important works depict scenes of nature and poor, working people, particularly from his home region in Kingdom of Hungary.
He is also known as a painter of folklore of Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia).