László Mednyánszky, Hungarian painter.
>Very prolific, left behind thousands of art pieces.
>Most of these are very depressing. Realistic depictions of people living on the margins of society are a common theme of his work.
>Charitable. He donated much of his income to aid the poor, even though he also lived in poverty. There were multiple instances of him volunteering during epidemics and natural disasters.
>Volunteers for military service in 1914, refused, since he was 62 fucking years old, works as a military correspondent.
>Liked to go out to No Man's Land to paint, absolutely adores the gritty aesthetics of war. At one point, the enemy stopped shooting at him.
>Sustains an injury at one point, which eventually lead to his death in 1919.
>Homosexual.