Max Koner

Between 1888 and his death, he completed over 100 portraits, including thirty of Kaiser Wilhelm II, beginning in 1890, depicting him in various uniforms.

In 1894, one of those portraits was awarded a gold medal at the "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung", a prestigious exhibition held from 1893 to 1969.

[1] His other notable students included Hermann Struck, Clara Siewert and Paul Gerhart Vowe [de].

For several years, he served as a member of the committee that selected artists for the popular trading cards issued by the Stollwerck chocolate company.

Following his premature death, he was buried at the Friedhöfe vor dem Halleschen Tor [de] and a competition was held to design his monument there.