Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, the 'Kreutzer, van Houtem'
Violin: 41961
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / faciebat Anno 1701."
Back: One-piece with medium curl slanting downwards from left to right
Top: of very fine grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.25 cm
Lower bouts: 20.85 cm
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Provenance
| Rudolphe Kreutzer | |
| until 1938 | Anton Ignaz van Houtem |
| ... | ... |
| in 1963 | Uto Ughi |
| ... | ... |
| in 2003 | Current owner |
Known players
Uto Ughi
References
- I Centenari Dei Guarneri
- Die Kunst Des Geigenbaues (1930), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Die Kunst Des Geigenbaues (1930), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig (illustrated)
