Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1668, the 'Canadian'
Violin: 50740
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
There are 4 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Notes:
The wood on the back is quite similar to the Aranyi Stradivari of 1667.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
until 1978 | Jacques Français |
from 1978 | Young Joon Kim |
in 1991 | Harold Gretzinger |
from 1996 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1991)
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1979) #2090.
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)