Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1734, the 'Gibson, Saint Senoch'
Viola: 40264
Unlabeled.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Varnish: Orange over a light golden yellow
Length of back: 41.15 cm
Upper bouts: 18.5 cm
Middle bouts: 12.75 cm
Lower bouts: 24.05 cm
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Notes:
Thought to be the last viola made by Stradivari.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Illustrated in The Strad, January 1960.
How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Dated 1728.
Das Stradivarius-Quartett des Herrn von Saint-Senoch, Paul de Wit, Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, Leipzig
Provenance
| until 1872 | Joseph Gillott |
| from 1872 | George Hart |
| Sold by David Laurie | |
| until 1886 | Marquis de St. Senoch |
| in 1886 | Sold by Hôtel Drouot |
| from 1886 | Saint-Senoch's widow |
| until 1891 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1891 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| George Alfred Gibson | |
| until 1926 | Captain H. S. Murray |
| until 1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1929 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Dr. Hans Kühne | |
| Sold by Albert Caressa | |
| until 1937 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1937 | Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss |
| in 1961 | Samuel L. Crocker |
| ... | ... |
| in 1975 | Rolf Habisreutinger |
| ... | ... |
| in 2021 | Stradivari Stiftung Habisreutinger, Switzerland |
Known players
David Greenlees, George Alfred Gibson, Hannes Bärtschi, Lech Antonio Uszynski, Ursula Sarntheim, William Hymanson, William Primrose, Yossi Gutmann
References
Ars Musica, Aloys Greither, Bayer AG, Heft 3 (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
- Correspondence with Hannes Bärtschi, June, 2006
- The Strad, September, 1986, London (illustrated)
- Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, Paul de Wit, edited by Paul de Wit, Leipzig, June 1, 1886
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, December, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020- Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Playing Second Fiddle to Their Instruments, January 23, 2009
- The Strad, September, 1986, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- Stradivari Stiftung Habisreutinger, Switzerland
- Stradivari Varnish: Scientific Analysis of his Finishing Technique on Selected Instruments, Brigitte Brandmair & Stefan-Peter Greiner (illustrated)
- Stradivari-Quartett
- The Strad, January, 1960, London (illustrated)
- The History of the Viola, Volume 1
- The Strad Poster
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)