Otto Gutekunst

Otto Charles Henry Gutekunst (1866 – 17 February 1947) was a British art dealer and collector, and a co-owner of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. from 1894.

[1][2] HG's younger son Richard Gutekunst was also an art dealer, particularly in prints.

[1] In 1894, Gutekunst was taken into partnership by William McKay and became a co-owner of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.[1] In 1947, his widow Lena sold Rubens' Venus supplicating Jupiter to Sir Alfred Lane Beit.

[3] In 1947, his widow Lena gave Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis' Profile Portrait of a Lady to the National Gallery, London.

[4] In 1950, the Saint Louis Art Museum acquired Rembrandt's Portrait of a Young Man from Gutekunst's collection for US$130,000, its most expensive purchase to date.