A World-Renowned Art Dealer’s Private Collection

Otto Naumann is not only an esteemed art dealer, but also an art historian and voracious collector. Featuring European paintings from the 16th to the 19th centuries, his impressive personal collection will be offered on 31 January 2018 in New York.
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[@Doors067]

The picture of mary at her execution without her face is actually almost a statement in and of itself.

[@laurelremy3023]

its incredible

[@andrefreitas3383]

I thought he was going to be a smug old rich man. He’s speaks with passion about his collection and it feels like a class. Bravo!

[@annacoribioanna]

stop being jealous of rich people... so what they were born or made themselves rich! it's their luck or work lol

[@brucejdiehl1833]

Yes a gentleman of breeding and quality. I think he may be a relation.

[@snoop13]

@@annacoribioanna k

[@Loonchy]

@@annacoribioanna huh

[@d.l.7399]

He loves the money in the objects..

[@thebigfatboo]

I was expecting negative comments about how it's only a rich person's hobby but no, everyone is just in awe of such elegance in his speech and collection and I love that.

[@swiesemadwi]

Amazing!! ❤

[@amandar3172]

The unfinished is beautiful...moving to see how passionate he is about his collection

[@mitchellmiranda3295]

"Art is never finished, only abandoned."~ Leonardo DaVinci

[@utkarshsoni3735]

@Dinuka W It implies that the artist is never satisfied/content with the finished painting and is looking at ways to add improvements. Eventually, abandoning the lost pursuit.

[@thedeafgenius]

@Dinuka W Artists are the most critical critics of their own works unless they are blissfully ignorant like most artists are today. Real working artists are almost never satisfied with what they do. Thats why Masters would paint quick and move on without looking at one painting for too long otherwise they would have no paintings to sell.

[@cindyinnew]

@@thedeafgenius yet Leonardo Da Vinci was notoriously slow. But yes you are right.

[@elizabethdjokovic2691]

A life in pursuit of art is indeed a life well lived.

[@nashvillain171]

That's not a very high bar.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

@Pedro Abreu a life in pursuit of art could mean a country musician carrying on the folk tradition. Art is not only for rich people.

[@cindyinnew]

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer absolutely. Only a person with little or no understanding of art would make such a statement. I completely agree with you

[@michaeljamieson3582]

I have to admit, I’ve always loved unfinished work....there’s something far more intimate about them.

[@ARTPROBLEMS]

"unfinished" work or works abandoned.... are always the most beautiful to me because you can see more, in part, the process of drawing.. they're more honest.. :D

[@ThriftShopHustler]

Really nice collection, I never imagined unfinished works would look so beautiful in themselves

[@onlinelab7761]

Can ws work on a project...?. Email... [e-mail]

[@pkdarts]

True

[@yseson_]

I would love to listen to him in an art history lecture

[@SoCalDreamer91]

Beautiful collection. I like how he appreciates the works of lesser known artists whose technical brilliance were outshined by their more popular contemporaries. Love the stories of how and why he was attracted to each piece, especially the unfinished paintings

[@AnyFactor]

The main looks humble yet elegant

[@carolking6355]

That was sooo wonderful. I love Dutch art most of all, however I am fascinated with the idea of unfinished works. How I would have loved to have that collector give me lectures. He must have been a brilliant teacher.

[@j.louisv.123]

He is so correct concerning unfinished art; the beauty of it comes from a different place as art. Raw art and is just as beautiful as a finished piece but with more heart. Art is everything to me. Excellent video, BRAVO !

[@conscience-commenter]

It's nice to see a collector and dealer that has a passion for the techniques master artists use to make their works renowned. Most people don't realize the difficulty involved in creating masterpieces. The unfinished paintings in his collection demonstrate their prowess at spacing, light source, shading and color with vanishing points. Beautiful .

[@elizabethdjokovic2691]

"Retirement terrifies me. I wouldn't know what to do with an idle mind". How true.

[@Eristhenes]

We retire from a vocation, not from life. It is rather unfortunate that someone would equate retirement with an idle mind, especially someone with means. I have heard of people retiring and not knowing what to do with themselves, which I find astounding. There is so much to see, to hear and to do and experience in the world.

[@onixjaded3530]

Eristhenes Agreed. I’m 44 and can’t wait to retire to follow other pursuits and interests. There’s so much to see and do!

[@Eristhenes]

@@onixjaded3530 Amen!

[@thedeafgenius]

@@Eristhenes You have to understand that there are people who are content with what they do. Thats why you have so many people sitting around at home doing nothing but youtube and video games. They feel no need to become rich or achieve anything. Many people are just simple. Thats why people go to work then come home....they don't want to do anything else....not even hobbies. Its sad at the same time though when theres so much to see and learn even if its pointless. At least make your life fulfilling.

[@welovemusic8542]

Just become Bob Ross and paint man!!!

[@Eza_yuta]

I am still young, still have youth remain in my face. I never can imagine about getting old, wrinkle, not as robust, and etc. But when it happen someday, I hope I can be like this man. Enjoy the end of my life with unfinished passion of something I love.

[@yaykruser]

Mr. Apriza Yutama Time goes faster the older you get, at 25 half of it is over 😥

[@billbuffett2092]

Lol

[@Eza_yuta]

@@yaykruser Yes I'm 26 and I start to feel that.

[@KeepHimAtBay]

you want to have white beard?

[@Eza_yuta]

@@KeepHimAtBay Maybe. When I was a little kid I imaging myself have very large white beard.

[@ftriplems]

unfinished work is one thing, really shows the passion and the effort to go from point a to b but unfinished artwork?? i belive this man has really sparked an interest I doubt would be extinguished anytime soon. golly this was an experience

[@exas4791]

I admire this kind of collector who is interested in the how leading up to finished works.

[@JamesTolliver0708]

Extraordinary collection! I love it! It's just magnificent!

[@donikajorgo5612]

People which liked beauty are special.. Thx

[@ShadesOfGuitar]

Wow, he is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate

[@myfavoriteplanet3247]

Amazing to see the finished and unfinished work. Love it.

[@freetreebees]

He looks like a man from an antique oil painted portrait himself. such a classy and elegant man

[@danieladeutsch1708]

Beautiful collection! I must say, that unfinished paintings are much more interesting than the finished ones...you can finish their story by your fantasy and imagination.

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

So comfort to watch videos and meet girls in this kind of places in Europe

[@Nessevan]

Absolutely enjoyed that. Always a pleasure to hear someone talking about their passion.

[@sunilvasudeva2986]

Really.great.. Collection..all.picture.come.alive. ...how..good..artist.use.to.paint.the.brush... ... Art.give.happiness.to.eyes.. And.smile.to.cheeks. Hats.off..to.your.efforts.

[@murderballad1154]

what a genuinely nice bloke. Thank you Sotheby's I really enjoyed the video. .....the Landseer study is unbelievable nice. i'm gonna go do a copy of it.. ♥

[@patw.6567]

thanks for showing this because of course his collection isn't a public museum

[@dudenugget]

Such a beautiful collection

[@HieronymousLex]

Beautiful art, exquisite taste. It’s rare you see an art collection completely absent of hideous, offensive modern art. Good to know people like him are out there preserving these masterpieces

[@NineHellHeaven]

Hideous and offensive is in the eye of the beholder.

[@MTMF.london]

Actually these paintings are from second-rate artists, nevertheless it's a first class collection.

[@vsculpt]

@@MTMF.london l don't know did you see those peaches less in years at their majjesty. Just to name one.

[@vsculpt]

@@NineHellHeaven Yes maybe in the eye of the beholder but no one will ever convince me that paint splashed on a canvas has the same beauty as a fine such master.

[@HieronymousLex]

NineHellHeaven no, art is not as subjective as postmodernists want you to believe. They think anything at all can be art if one says it is. Because they can’t create true works of beauty, they want to destroy the sanctity of art by convincing people like you “everything is subjective” and “no art can be judged as superior”. Which is bullshit

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Great video on a great collector and his great collection.

[@Mark-fv8vt]

very touching segment

[@salimdr9739]

Absolutely marvellous!

[@monateru1712]

The fact that the art is unfitted almost makes it into a completely different piece of art! It feels like story

[@uitrev]

This was absolutely lovely

[@Lynne-28]

Inspirational! Thanks for the Love-of-Art Talk! 🗝

[@davidthosome623]

This isn't my type of interest at all. I have no interest in art or collecting art but this video sheds a new light on it. This man made his hobby his livelihood and i can respect the hell out of that.

[@cathrynhill6184]

Beautiful art and a wonderful mind/stunning works/I also love Chinese mirror paintings.gorgeous collection!!!

[@pope400]

" I also reeeaaallly need the money."

[@mrartdeco]

Unfinished paintings seems so interesting and it feels like the artist still living among us waiting to finish the paintings.

[@anmpostcardspersonalcollection]

I am speechless 🙏 , this man words made me understand my passion for my own personal collection.

[@ramelep]

😮 wow!! Just LOVELY 😊.. Warmed my heart

[@sharonb2061]

wonderful. thank you for sharing.

[@rotarystone7085]

Inspiring thank you for collecting

[@opticalmixing23]

Very beautiful works

[@CarlWicker]

beautiful

[@ojworld932]

Grate and amazing collection 😍

[@morralo]

Wonderful

[@DesignEcologies]

Thank you

[@annacoribioanna]

*omg what a beautiful paintings*

[@NickVenture1]

Nice idea to collect unfinished art. To study the technique, wonderful.

[@noras.9774]

I like his collection; he has good taste and personality.

[@frankchineainguanzo2850]

Great for you❤

[@chayagruber9246]

How lucky for him to have such a beautiful collection, how sad getting old, when at the time of your life u can relax and enjoy what u worked so hard to create means going off to another planet! Surely without the wall space needed. Hopefully a collector can buy up this amazing collection and love it the way he did.

[@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024]

Well done

[@ciel3141]

Either we could say this is a heavy hit or a strong one, NY used to be a market for anything one would imagine like art, printed books, luxuary, watches, jewerly. All sort of cars in its roads, streets and avenues, finished clothes are greatly choosen and properly showed. Very complex financial markets is functioning with great numbers and high values, maybe the pressure is high once a one has reached the top because decline is a great risk always waiting. It is great to be among the top rather to think always about the peak, an advice. Dear your collection is normal for new york market, also how many art dealers whose minimum collection is like yours or above is a merit for how the market is. (-dear readers there are some setences am quite not sure with they fit english rules, hopefully all rights)

[@kingafendikingafendi8897]

Superb and clever collection if you have a unfinished art mean you have everything by the artist

[@SjoerdHammond]

fun fact: the church in the painting portrait of a gentleman by Bartholomeus van der Helst is still there today

[@riverafranzjethrod.5272]

How did you know it?

[@SjoerdHammond]

@@riverafranzjethrod.5272 I live 15 minutes away from the church. It's the st. Bavo church in Haarlem which was built in it's current form around the 15th century. It can only be that church in the painting: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grote_Kerk,_Haarlem That is if he's speaking the truth about it being Haarlem, which I think is true as it resembles the church like in other paintings

[@MrIrons-og3rg]

I wish I get my own Art Gallery here in Jamaica soon. Very nice

[@zengarden8592]

He's seems to be a pretty down to earth man.

[@Nashvillain10SE]

Whether it's art, books, ancient manuscripts or relics, a "dealer's collection" is still just his inventory in the end.

[@ciel3141]

Even if you were not born in new york, your tounge is greatly meet new york people, probably your parents had moved to where you were born or raised, simple nice clear. that's not boston nor washigton d.c.Thanks for your exhibition and your nice talk and kindly openness , of course, mind openness.

[@persionmusiccoffe4388]

This is is a very good video

[@thechri5357]

Who would have thought that the architect from the matrix is an art collector.. ;-)

[@R.Kinney1492]

The incomplete as a type of perfection_

[@nitsanben-horin9785]

Classy person.

[@Bobbychristopher]

The Greatest collector Ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKScnJt7hLScbpI

[@licheink6281]

What is background music?

[@DonnyRamsoondar]

I hope I can paint and sell on my website, paintings as beautiful as those, It's amazing!

[@thewhitewaychurch]

His FEKKARU MATTAA piece is strange, dark and hypnotic.

[@The_world_art]

Nice 👌

[@josettaschembri2010]

Wow

[@ciel3141]

Your enligsh is perfect, no longer new yorkers, it is the tounge of new york businessmen we used to hear in business settings.

[@officialny-tv8il]

😘💝🎨🖼️🖌️ * Sublime, Greatings From New York * 🀄🖼️🎨🥰

[@ciel3141]

sorry for all of that typing, however, Robert Schlesinger 1 week ago Great video on a great collector and his great collection. that's rRobert examples which I suppose to follow.

[@ThomasProszowski]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏..Can you please finish my unfinished clapping for this marvellous unfinished art

[@hectoralejandrovargassalaz8890]

Thomas Proszowski 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@roygfs]

how much for the lot?

[@thomasmccabe6690]

Beautiful collection, how do you let go?

[@f_r_e_d]

I just need a mil to collect a handful of works

[@morsalnicolas5039]

Finished works sounds more competent, but unfinished ones were a way more interesting.

[@kingafendikingafendi8897]

I think an unfinished works are brilliantly bought

[@breznevolaso4090]

All of the pieces are investment pieces. Way more price positioned than gold of any designer bag. It's a showcase of human craft and the civilization of such era. If i have the money, i'll purchase a CANALLETO or a ROBERT landscape scene.

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

I've always adored 🖌Canaletto's masterpieces❣️

[@X00079X]

Now these are real art that worth admirations. The contemporary art world is full of shitty art.

[@ciel3141]

also how many art dealers whose minimum collection is like yours or above is a merit for how the market is. this sentece has three IS could you accept it in english.

[@armandocuellar2451]

I have a really old painting that used to belong to my great grandfather that I would like to know the value I've never seen anything like it

[@andreanicolas9363]

Whats the author of that painting with peaches ..! Anyone??

[@sumtingwongnow]

How do you contact these people for private art sales ?

[@eagillum]

Give us a world class woman art dealer's collection!

[@lindaclark5911]

Now what do we do with this collection? Thift store fine folk plains air co l2ectores dream?

[@jonnvoxx5208]

😍

[@spiritualwonderboy_]

i want to travel the world and buy paintings of artist in the street.

[@pukeko85]

He looks like the architect from Matrix.

[@jasonroets9906]

Why is he still renting?

[@MsButtermellow]

So this is how Vaughn is like irl..

[@ciel3141]

I've never heard about unfinished work but have you thought about who could finish it? you could try such thing without altering the original painting. New section for finished the unfinished, it is not nice name at all. look for one, nice one.

[@MTMF.london]

There are many unfinished works by the world's greatest painters throughout history. Within the fine arts world, trying to "finish" an artist's work (however minor the artist or unimportant the work is) is considered an act of vandalism and the painting will lose its resale value. Some will even consider it as an attempted fraud.

[@OkponkoXchange]

3:02 🎉❤ 🎉

[@Alpha13733]

It was sold for a total of 6,165,500USD

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

I read: "The overall-hammer total of Naumann's sale at Sotheby's, on January 31, 2018, was $4.98M."

[@ShamshadBaig-cu5tz]

I would love to connect with you. I am an artist and have quite the experience in painting. I am really inspired by your work and would love to share mine with you as well. Please share how to conract. Thanks.

[@eddyeddyd]

Good collection, none of that lame modern art that's just a bunch of shapes or splatters

[@colz5203]

I agree, modern art sucks

[@eddyeddyd]

@@colz5203thank you