MAXWELL STEVENS

What MAXWELL STEVENS does

Maxwell Stevens is an American visual artist operating as a sole proprietorship under the 'Maxwell Stevens Studio & Showroom' brand, founded in New York City in 1995. The artist produces original paintings, drawings, photographs, and limited edition prints organized into distinct series — most notably the 'Last Days of Summer' beach paintings, 'Hypertexture' textured abstractions, 'Parchment Drawings,' 'Modern Portraits,' and the 'Walls and Windows, NYC' photography project. The core technical methodology is a proprietary multi-layered painting technique, developed in the mid-1990s, that composes photorealistic imagery on canvas and then superimposes gestural abstractions and thick impasto brushstrokes, creating a signature tension between representation and abstraction. Production is entirely manual: oil on canvas, oil on panel, charcoal, ink on parchment, and archival pigment prints.

The business sells through an international gallery representation network spanning New York, Paris, London, Madrid, Palermo, Seoul, Tbilisi, and Ibiza, with the artist retaining a studio and showroom at 44-02 23rd Street, Suite 506, Long Island City, NYC for direct collector appointments by appointment. Limited edition prints are also distributed through online art marketplaces (Artsy, Artsper, 1stDibs, Pamono, Kunstmatrix, The Artling). The revenue model is transaction-based: original works are sold through gallery partners on ~50% commission, limited edition prints are sold as numbered sets (editions of 10-100), and the artist participates in international art fairs (ArtExpo NY, Pink Art Fair Seoul, Daegu International Art Fair, Monaco Art Fair, etc.) as a primary customer acquisition channel. Customer segments include private art collectors, galleries and art dealers, museums and institutional collectors, and interior designers/corporate collectors. The artist holds the Maxwell Stevens® registered trademark (USPTO No 97742171, granted March 2024) and has been featured in major publications including Art in America, Artforum, NY Arts Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, and MoMA's Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates Bulletin.

Name

MAXWELL STEVENS

Legal name

Maxwell Stevens

Website

https://www.maxwellstevens.art/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maxwell Stevens is a New York-based solo visual artist (operating since 1995) who creates original paintings, drawings, and limited edition prints using a proprietary multi-layered technique combining photorealism with gestural abstraction, sold through an international gallery network and online art platforms to private collectors, galleries, and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Fine Art

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151), Art Dealers (45992), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAGAA

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Personal Enrichment & Hobby Learning (Arts, Crafts, Music, Cooking)

Keywords

• Contemporary fine art
• Original oil paintings
• Limited edition prints
• Fine art photography
• Gallery-represented artist

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Original Fine Art Sales: Sale of original oil paintings, drawings, and works on paper through gallery representation. Galleries typically operate on commission (approximately 50% to the gallery). The artist sells directly through gallery partners listed on the website. Original paintings range from intimate to large-format works. The studio/showroom also receives direct sales inquiries.
2. Limited Edition Fine Art Prints: Sale of limited edition giclée prints on Hahnemühle paper. Editions range from Limited Sets of 10 to 100, numbered and often hand-signed by the artist. Available through gallery partners (Monat Gallery, Galerie Bruno Massa), online art platforms (Artsy, Artsper, 1stDibs, Kunstmatrix, Pamono), and direct inquiry. The Last Days of Summer print series uses digital transformation of original paintings.
3. Art Fair Participation: Revenue generated through participation in international art fairs. Galleries represent Maxwell Stevens at fairs including Art Olympia Tokyo, Pink Art Fair Seoul, Daegu International Art Fair, Monaco Art Fair, ArtExpo NY, (Un)Fair Milan, and others. Fairs provide concentrated access to collectors and institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Maxwell Stevens is an individual visual artist who creates and sells original contemporary paintings (oil on canvas), drawings (ink on parchment over charcoal), urban photography, and limited edition giclée fine art prints through an international gallery representation network and online art marketplaces. The studio/showroom in Long Island City, NYC operates by appointment for collectors, curators, and tour groups, while primary sales occur via gallery partners who handle exhibitions, art fair representation, and collector relations globally.

Product overview

Maxwell Stevens is an American artist offering original paintings, drawings, photographs, and limited edition fine art prints. His work is organized into distinct series: 'Hypertexture Paintings' feature intensely textured abstract oils; 'Last Days of Summer' paintings and prints depict beach scenes with gestural abstraction; 'Parchment Drawings' explore abstraction and figuration on Italian parchment; 'Walls and Windows, NYC' is a photography series documenting urban surfaces; and 'Modern Portraits' overlay photorealist figures with abstract gestures. Prints are available as limited editions through gallery partners and online art platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hypertexture Paintings: An ongoing series of intensely textured abstractions using repeating and meditative overpainting with tens of thousands of interwoven brushstrokes in superimposed layers.
• Last Days of Summer Prints
• Parchment Drawings

Products and services

• Hypertexture Paintings Original oil paintings in the Hypertexture series using the artist's proprietary overpainting technique to create intensely textured abstract works. Sold to private collectors through gallery partners and the studio.
• Last Days of Summer Prints Limited edition giclée fine art prints on Hahnemühle paper derived from original beach paintings using digital color disc matrix techniques that create oscillating perception between abstraction and figuration. Edition sizes range from Sets of 10 to Sets of 100, numbered and often hand-signed. Sold through gallery partners and online art platforms including Artsy, Artsper, 1stDibs, Kunstmatrix, and Pamono.
• Parchment Drawings Original ink drawings on Italian parchment over charcoal on paper, exploring tensions between abstraction and figuration through rendered human form and calligraphic linework. Albums of intimately scaled works sold to private collectors through gallery partners and studio inquiries.
• Walls and Windows NYC Photography Unedited documentary photographs of graffiti, torn posters, and peeling paint documenting the decaying urban surfaces of New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Functions as both standalone artworks and source material for the artist's painting practice.
• Modern Portraits Overpainted original oil portraits of women in contemporary scenes and situations featuring the artist's signature technique of superimposing abstract gestures on photorealist paintings. Sold to private collectors through gallery partners.
• Limited Edition Fine Art Prints Limited edition giclée prints on Hahnemühle paper drawn from across the artist's oeuvre, including Last Days of Summer and Autumn Leaves series. Edition sizes range from Sets of 10-30 (small editions) to Sets of 100 (medium editions), numbered and often hand-signed. Available through gallery partners and online art platforms including Artsy, Artsper, 1stDibs, Kunstmatrix, and Pamono.

Quantifiable outcome

• Featured in Art in America, Artforum Artguide, NY Arts Magazine, Meer Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, and MoMA publications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and secondary.

• Painella's Pop-Up Exhibit Mayfair LondonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Painella's Pop-Up Exhibit in Mayfair, London (May 16-17) featured Maxwell Stevens' work alongside other artists. This pop-up gallery partnership expands the artist's presence in the London market.
• Artsper (Monat Gallery Partnership)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Monat Gallery's 'Last Days of Summer Prints' solo exhibition (August-September 2025) was presented in partnership with Artsper, with works available through their online platform. Artsper is a major French online contemporary art marketplace. The exhibition catalogue is also distributed through Artsper.
• D CONTEMPORARY LondoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024D CONTEMPORARY on Grafton Street, London W1S 4EY now represents Maxwell Stevens in the UK market. The gallery hosted the group exhibition 'In The Emancipation of Self' (May 3-26, 2024) featuring the artist alongside UK-based and international artists. Contact: [email protected].
• Kunstmatrix (Galerie Bruno Massa Partnership)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Galerie Bruno Massa exhibitions including 'Last Days of Summer' (2024) and 'Trait d'Union' (2023) were presented in partnership with Kunstmatrix, providing online viewing rooms for international accessibility. Kunstmatrix is a Berlin-based online exhibition platform for galleries.
• Galerie Bruno MassacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGalerie Bruno Massa represents Maxwell Stevens across three locations: Paris (5 Avenue Carnot, 75017), Tbilisi, Georgia (STAMBA Hotel, Suite E21), and Busan, South Korea (Jaeban-ro). The gallery hosted 'Last Days of Summer' new paintings (February-March 2024), 'Trait d'Union' with Pepe Hidalgo (April-June 2023), and regularly exhibits the artist at international art fairs including Pink Art Fair Seoul, Daegu International Art Fair, Jeju International Art Fair, and Blue Art Fair Busan.
• Onetwentyeight (Gallery)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnetwentyeight at 128 Rivington Street, New York is the artist's primary New York gallery representation. The gallery has hosted multiple solo exhibitions including 'Last Days of Summer' (September-October 2023), 'Autumn Leaves' (October 2021), 'Spring Essence' (November 2017), 'Summer Table Paintings' (January 2016), and 'Hypertexture' group shows. Contact: [email protected].
• Monat Gallery MadridcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMonat Gallery at Calle de los Estudios 7, Madrid represents Maxwell Stevens in Spain. Hosted 'Last Days of Summer Prints' solo exhibition (August-September 2025) — the artist's first solo show with the gallery and first focused exclusively on prints. Also participated in group shows including 'Colours of Sound' (2023), 'Horizon' (2024), 'VISIONS' (2024), 'White Noise' (2024), 'Iryo' (2024), and art fairs including art3f Monaco (2024) and (Un)Fair Milan (2024).
• Galleria TildecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGalleria Tilde at Via Giuseppe Pipitone Federico 48, Palermo, Italy represents the artist in Italy. Exhibitions include 'Haze' (October-November 2024), '(de)construct' (September-October 2024), 'artRoom' (May-June 2025), 'Visual Perspectives' at Palazzo Pisani Revedin Venice (September 2025). Published exhibition catalogues 'Brushstrokes: The Technique as Narrative of Contemporary Art' featuring the artist.
• VillageOne ArtsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVillageOne Art at 150 West 25th Street, Suite 403, New York represents Maxwell Stevens. Exhibited in 'Tilted Visions' group exhibition (December 2021). Published reviews of the artist's work and artist features on their platform.
• Studio To Gallery (Sonia Borrell)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudio To Gallery, operated by Sonia Borrell (London), represents Maxwell Stevens in the London and Zurich markets. Contact through [email protected] or www.soniabblondon.com.
• In-Between IbizaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn-Between Ibiza, based in Dalt Vila, Ibiza, represents Maxwell Stevens in the Spanish island market. Participated in AAF Battersea London (March 2026) as the artist's representative. Contact: [email protected].

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cecily Brown: British contemporary painter widely recognized for works that fuse figurative imagery with gestural abstraction. Operates in the same representational/abstraction hybrid space as Maxwell Stevens and is represented by major international galleries (Gagosian), making her a direct comparable for market positioning, gallery network structure, and collector base.
• David Salle: American painter known for layering disparate photographic and painted imagery into single compositions, paralleling Maxwell Stevens' technique of superimposing photorealist scenes with gestural abstraction. Both work in a similar visual logic combining representation and abstraction with established gallery representation.
• Jonas Wood: Contemporary American figurative painter with a strong international gallery network (Gagosian, David Kordansky). Comparable mid-career market positioning and gallery-mediated distribution model with collector base overlap in the international contemporary figurative market.
• Daniel Richter: German painter whose work combines figurative imagery with abstract gestural elements, mirroring Maxwell Stevens' multi-layered approach. Represented by David Zwirner with a major international gallery footprint, making him directly comparable in technique and market tier.
• Eric Fischl: American painter known for photorealist figurative work exploring the human condition. His photorealist foundation combined with narrative figurative subjects parallels Maxwell Stevens' figurative base, and his long-established gallery representation (Mary Boone) provides a comparable career trajectory.
• Inka Essenhigh: American figurative painter whose decorative line-based work bridges representational and abstract modes. Comparable in scale, technique, and gallery-distribution approach for a mid-career figurative painter with international representation.
• Hurvin Anderson: British contemporary painter whose work explores figuration through layered, painterly surfaces. Comparable in market tier (mid-career, international gallery representation via Thomas Dane Gallery and Hauser & Wirth) and in the tension between representation and abstraction in his painting practice.
• Walter Robinson: American painter known for work that hovers between pop figuration and abstraction. Long-active New York-based painter with gallery representation provides a comparable domestic market counterpart for Maxwell Stevens' figurative/abstract hybrid approach.

Broad incumbents

• Sean Scully: Established contemporary abstract painter with deep international gallery representation (Lisson, Mnuchin, others) and museum placements. Not a direct competitor but provides a comparable trajectory for a painter working at the intersection of figuration and abstraction who has reached blue-chip gallery tier.
• Wayne Thiebaud: Deceased American painter renowned for figurative still-lifes and beach scenes with painterly surfaces. His beach/lifestyle themes parallel Maxwell Stevens' Last Days of Summer series, and his established market position provides a comparable reference point for beach-themed figurative painting valuation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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