OstLicht Gallery has established itself as the leading Austrian gallery dealing exclusively with photography. Our diverse and extensive holdings and exhibition programme covers a broad range of the finest creations in the history of the medium: from vintage masterworks of the 19th and 20th century, iconic fine art photographs and classics of photojournalism to Viennese Actionism of the 1960s and cutting edge contemporary artists. OstLicht Gallery exclusively represents a range of contemporary shooting stars and emerging photographers. We regularly join major international art fairs for photography, such as Photo London or Photofairs Shanghai.
Located in one of Vienna's upcoming cultural hubs, the Gallery’s 500 m2 space has housed comprehensive retrospectives, solo-exhibitions and conceptual group shows by the likes of Nobuyoshi Araki, Ren Hang, David LaChapelle and Juergen Teller. New storage facilities opened in 2015 are the home of the OstLicht Collection, which holds over 85.000 prints and unites XIXth century, modern and contemporary masterpieces in one place.
OstLicht was founded by entrepreneur and photo enthusiast Peter Coeln who for more than two decades now has provided collectors worldwide with the most sought-after vintage cameras available. The heart of his operation is the Leica Shop in Vienna’s 7th district, a mecca for every camera aficionado. Coeln has also launched WestLicht Museum, whose exhibition programme and unique collection of historic cameras attracts visitors from all over the world, and WestLicht Photographica Auction, which twice a year offers masterpieces of fine art photography and rare vintage cameras and has built a history of record-breaking results.
