József Koszta

József Koszta (27 March 1861 – 29 July 1949) was a Hungarian painter whose major works include Girl with Geraniums, Corn Snappers and Woman Drying Plates.

He became a member of the Szolnok Art Colony and worked largely in solitude on a farm he shared with landscape artist István Nagy for many years.

Working in the realism school, he focused heavily on images depicting peasant life, utilizing strong tonal colors and emphasizing the interplay of light and shadow.

His prolific body of work includes portraits, genre paintings, still life and landscapes.

Prior to his death on 29 July 1949, he donated his images to the museum in Szentes, which renamed itself in his honor the Koszta József Múzeum.