Born in Sümeg, Hungary, Europe,  in 1946. Interested in drawings, statues and paintings at the early age of  7. Possessed with molding clay and drawing. His greatest dream was to take up the profession as a scultor.

His father died when Josef was 14 years old. His mother had to raise 6 children on her own. It was impossible to finance an education to become a sculptor.

In 1960 he began to work at the porcelain manufactory in herend. He worked with exemplary diligence and learned the craft of porcelain painting. After 10 years he ranked among the best and his porcelain paintings became an art form.

But he wanted more. He wanted to paint, not only on porcelain, but on canvas. Landscapes, nature, the animal kingdom.

The factory management did not grant his wish to continue his education and overwhelmed him with work. This brought the company immense success, honors and acclaim at   exhibitions in Vienna, Copenhagen and Bern.

In 1972 he received the BNV price at the international fair in Budapest for an octagonal Kagoshima vase, in 1976 the great price of the Budapest fair for a 120 cm vase.

He studied the work of the great  hungarian landscape artists. Even his early attemps were promising, more and more beautiful pictures were to follow.

Painted his first pictures of animals - a doe with 2 fawns. From that moment on he only painted nature and all of its faccets - motion,anatomy, the behavior of wild animals.  He sought the company of hunters.

The exhibion of the first 30 hunting paintings and several porcelain pieces with hunting scenens in Sopron, Hungary in April 1980 was crowned by success.

Exhibition in August 1980 at the university of Agriculture in Gödöllö. A quote from the guest book: " Only someone in love with nature can create such magnificent, true-to-life paintings."

February 1981 - Journey to Tanzania (Serengeti, Manyara and Arusha National Parks) to study Africa´s fauna.

2 gold medals at the 1981 World Hunting Exhibion in Bulgaria for two of his works.

After 1983 exhibitions in Nuremberg, Munich, Dortmund, Hamburg. After 1984 his paintings travel as far as America, Japan, Brazil and Australia.