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Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd.

Contemporary Works is a by-appointment Contemporary dealer, which specializes in Contemporary Art photography, including mixed-media pieces, large-scale color photographs, black and white Contemporary photography, and Contemporary daguerreotypes and other alternative processes. Vintage Works is a by-appointment private photography dealer, which specializes in vintage images printed close to the time the original photograph was created.

These divisions of Vintage Works, Ltd. sell important 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century photography in every medium. There are over 4,100 images in our inventory. Nearly all major countries are represented, but we have extensive work from American, French, English, and Eastern European master photographers, as well as important and interesting anonymous work. Contemporary Works represents photo-based artists, including Arthur Tress, Stanko Abadzic, Lisa Holden, Krzysztof Pruszkowski, Claudia Kunin, Vladimir Birgus, Michael Philip Manheim, Charlie Schreiner, and Jerry Spagnoli. The two divisions are owned and run by Alex Novak.

Novak has over 35 years' experience in the photography-collecting arena. The company is a long-time member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). Novak's photographic background includes two stints as a commercial photographer. He is a member of the Daguerreian Society. Novak has been a member of the board of the non-profit Photo Review, which publishes both the Photo Review and the Photograph Collector, and is currently on its advisory board. He was also a founding member of the J. Paul Getty Museum's Photography Council.

Novak has published numerous photography articles and columns in several newspapers, the Photograph Collector and the Daguerreian Society Newsletter. He has spoken at numerous events and to diverse groups. He also writes and publishes the E-Photo Newsletter, the largest circulation newsletter in the field, with a direct distribution of nearly 7,000. He is CEO of the company that owns the multi-dealer I Photo Central website.

Contemporary Works / Vintage Works sells at numerous exhibitions (including AIPAD's New York Photography Show, Art Miami, Art Chicago, Photo LA, Photo San Francisco, Paris Photo, etc.), as well as on the Internet and privately. The company offers numerous services, including previewing and bidding for clients at auction, and helping clients develop and form a collection. Contact us for details. Clients have included over 60 museums and institutions, as well as major and new collectors.

Location
258 Inverness Circle
Chalfont, PA 18914
USA
T: +1-215-822-5662
F: +1-215-822-8003

Staff
Alex Novak, Owner

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