Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1683, the 'Suk'
Violin: 40740
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece cut on the half-slab
Top: of medium fine grain
Scroll: plain
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 19.8 cm
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Provenance
| from 1800 | Kreusser |
| Cohen | |
| from 1880 | G. W. Woods |
| in 1895 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1895 | Sold by K. B. Dvorak |
| from 1895 | Josef Suk |
| from 1935 and in 1947 | Hans Hahn |
| until 1949 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| in 1949 | Sold by Hans Weisshaar |
| from 1949 | Current owner |
Known players
Josef Suk
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1949)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1949)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
