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 | 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)
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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)