The painter - rewarded the Kossuth and Munkácsy prizes - was born in Kiskunfélegyháza. He lived in Debrecenben until his death. He himself donated his paintings to his town in 1961. He was a prominent artist of the Hungarian expressionism.

The wind mill was built in 1860. Later it was moved to the courtyard of the Kiskun Museum, where it can be seen in its original state as an exhibited object and popular monument. The carved wooden structure and the wooden floor of the mill are especially attractive.