Andrea Cortese

Violin maker
(1889 – 1954)

Andrea Cortese was a self-taught violin maker from a wealthy Genoese family, influenced by C. Candi. He began making violins around 1910 and worked actively in the trade until around 1930 when he became occupied with the family business in West Africa. Cortese returned to Milan, where he worked from 1940 to 1953. His fine work included copies of Stradivari, Pressenda, and Candi, characterized by thin ...Read More red varnish, and he branded his instruments in the pegbox with `AG'. He received medals at Cremona in 1949 and Rome in 1952. Cortese's work is noted for its precision and care, and he passed on his materials and tools to Giuseppe Lecchi upon his death in 1954. Stradivari and Pressenda were his two primary models, with some scrolls showing a Piedmontese influence. Read Less

Price History

- The auction record for this maker is $29,677 in Mar 2014, for a violin.
- 21 auction price results.

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