Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1744, the 'Gregorowicz'
Violin: 40572
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Notes:
The Hills list the date as 1740-44, but Hargrave lists the violin as one of 8 instruments built in Guarneri's last year.Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú, Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), London
Dated 1739.
Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Provenance
| until c. 1870 | Henri Vieuxtemps |
| in 1870 | Serge Wolkoff |
| Carl Tölle | |
| in 1899 | Karol Gregorowicz |
| ... | ... |
| in 1931 | Current owner |
Known players
Karol Gregorowicz
References
- Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Peter Biddulph, London
Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)- Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
- Testament Records
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931
- Vieuxtemp’s Violins, Cozio Carteggio feature, Tully Potter, Feb 2020
Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)