Man’s head 

Here we see Ladislav Mednyánszky's pencil drawing of a man’s head, created sometime before 1919. Mednyánszky, a Hungarian artist born into aristocracy, often turned his attention to the lives of the working class and the marginalized, particularly soldiers and vagrants. In this tender drawing, we see a man with a neatly trimmed mustache, his gaze lowered in contemplation or perhaps resignation. Mednyánszky's choice to depict his subject in such a vulnerable, unguarded state speaks to his empathetic approach. The artist’s focus was frequently on those existing on the fringes of society, a choice that reflected his complex relationship with his own privileged background. Mednyánszky seemed to be in search of an authentic connection with humanity beyond social constraints. His work serves as a poignant commentary on identity, class, and the shared human experience, inviting us to reflect on the stories and struggles of those often overlooked.