Our Story
Novak Studios specializes in the treatment, assessment, and long-term care of modern and contemporary art on paper. Our goal is to contribute to the historic, educational, and financial value of works of art through careful treatment and research. Our paper conservators specialize in deep knowledge of current treatment techniques, utilizing the context of the art and artist to preserve an object’s integrity.
Selection of Artists Treated
Balthus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Larry Bell, Alighiero Boetti, Fernando Botero, Alexander Calder, Vija Celmins, Paul Cezanne, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Willem de Kooning, Edgar Degas, Jean Dubuffet, Tracey Emin, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Gober, Wayne Gonzalez, Arshile Gorky, Jenna Gribbon, Mark Grotjahn, David Hammons, Keith Haring, Hans Hofmann, Roni Horn, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Gustav Klimt, Yayoi Kusama, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Agnes Martin, Henri Matisse, Robert Morris, Edvard Munch, Jamie Nares, Giuseppe Penone, Joyce Pensato, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Ed Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Egon Schiele, Richard Serra, Arlene Shechet, Kiki Smith, Al Taylor, Wayne Thiebaud, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Christopher Wool