Andrea Guarneri
Violin maker
(1623 – 1698)
Several great violin makers apprenticed directly with Nicolò Amati, and among those Andrea Guarneri holds the highest reputation as the proponent of the Amati tradition. He trained with Amati in two distinct periods from 1641 to 1654, with a four-year gap starting in 1646, and adopted his model so masterfully that some of Guarneri's works are indistinguishable from his teacher's. In general Guarneri's work is somewhat freer and less exacting than Amati's, but nonetheless of superb quality. His contralto violas in particular, of which about eight survive, are regarded as some of the best in existence.
Andrea was the most prolific maker in the great Guarneri dynasty he set in motion. He was often assisted by his sons Giuseppe 'filius Andrea' and Pietro of Mantua, especially in his later years, where Giuseppe's influence in particular is evident from about 1690 onward. Both sons became celebrated makers in their own right and took bold and creative steps outside their father's style, helping to foster the towering Guarneri legacy.
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $1,275,000 in May 2019, for a viola.
- 98 auction price results.
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Guarneri family tree
Instruments
Violin -
1640
Cremona
the 'Pettinos'
Violin -
1640
Cremona
Violin -
1645
Cremona
Violin -
1650
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1650-60
Cremona
Violin -
1654
Cremona
Violin -
1655
Cremona
Violin -
1656
Cremona
Violin -
1662
Cremona
Violin -
1662
Cremona
Violin -
1663
Cremona
Violin -
1664
Cremona
Violin -
1665
Cremona
Violin -
1665
Cremona
Violin -
1666
Cremona
Violin -
1668
Cremona
Violin -
1668
Cremona
Violin -
1669
Cremona
Violin -
1669
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1670
Cremona
the 'Carl Maria von Weber'
Violin -
1670
Cremona
Violin -
1670
Cremona
Violin -
1671
Cremona
the 'Smithsonian'
Violin -
1672
Cremona
the 'ex Petryn'
Violin -
1673
Cremona
Violin -
1673
Cremona
Violin -
1673
Cremona
Violin -
1674
Cremona
the 'Jeanne Mitchel, Winton, Wolfinsohn'
Violin -
1674
Cremona
the 'Rodewald'
Violin -
1674
Cremona
Violin -
1674
Cremona
Violin -
1675
Cremona
Violin -
1675
Cremona
Violin -
1676
Cremona
Violin -
1676
Cremona
Violin -
1676
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1676
Cremona
the 'Schoenfeld'
Violin -
1677
Cremona
Violin -
1679
Cremona
Violin -
1679
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1680
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1680
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1680
Cremona
Violin -
1680
Cremona
Violin -
1680
Cremona
Violin -
1682
Cremona
Violin -
1682
Cremona
Violin -
1683
Cremona
the 'Santa Teresa, Tartini, Sivori'
Violin -
1683
Cremona
Violin -
1684
Cremona
the 'Duke of Edinburgh, Partello'
Violin -
1684
Cremona
Violin -
1685
Cremona
the 'Dancla'
Violin -
1687
Cremona
Violin -
1688
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1690
Cremona
Violin -
1690
Cremona
Violin -
1690
Cremona
Violin -
1690
Cremona
Violin -
1690
Cremona
the 'Moennig'
Violin -
c. 1690-94
Cremona
Violin -
1691
Cremona
Violin -
c. 1691
Cremona
Violin -
1693
Cremona
Violin -
1694
Cremona
Violin -
1696
Cremona
Violin -
No Date
Cremona
Violin -
No Date
Cremona
Violin -
No Date
Cremona
Violin -
No Date
Cremona
Violin -
No Date
Cremona
Viola -
1660
Cremona
the 'Russian State Collection'
Viola -
1664
Cremona
the 'Bisiach, Witten'
Viola -
1670
Cremona
the 'Zukerman'
Viola -
1676
Cremona
the 'Conte Vitale'
Viola -
1690
Cremona
the 'Nobuko Imai'
Viola -
c. 1690
Cremona
the 'Josefowitz'
Small Violin -
c. 1665
Cremona
Cello -
1669
Cremona
Cello -
c. 1669
Cremona
the 'Soyer'
Cello -
1691
Cremona
the 'Ludwig Hoelscher'
Cello -
1692
Cremona
the 'Servais'
Cello -
1693
Cremona
Cello -
1695
Cremona
the 'Böckmann'
Cello -
1697
Cremona
