Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1728, the 'Artot, Godowsky'
Violin: 41541
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of small figure
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of plainer and broader figure
Varnish: Reddish
Length of back: 35.4 cm
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Provenance
| Alexandre Joseph Artôt | |
| until 1897 | Falcon |
| from 1897 | Emile Germain |
| until 1902 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1902 | J. A. W. Häck |
| van Cricht | |
| until 1938 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1938 | Leopold Godowsky |
| until 1959 | Leopold Godowsky, Jr. |
| ... | ... |
| from 1959 and in 2006 | Juilliard School of Music |
Known players
Alfred Lustgarten
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1902)
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References
A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- 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)
A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)
