Maximilián Pirner (1854–1924) was a Czech painter, illustrator, and draughtsman. Born in Sušice and dying in Prague, he served as a professor at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts. Pirner was a member of the Vienna Secession and associated with the Mánes Union of Fine Arts, working within the styles of Academicism and Symbolism.
Pirner primarily worked as a figure and portrait painter, also producing illustrations. His oeuvre encompassed both academic art traditions and the emerging Symbolist aesthetic. He was also a graphic artist, reflecting a blend of precise draughtsmanship and evocative thematic content in his compositions.
