Maxim Vengerov
"...not coming back to the violin would be equal to saying that I don’t want to speak Russian anymore! The violin is still part of my life ..."
Manufactured 1727 by Antonio Stradivari
1727-???? Unknown
????-1821 Nicholas Lupot – French dealer
1821- 1831? Rodolphe Kreutzer. Sold by Nicholas Lupot to Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) along with another Strad and Guanerius for a total of 300fr. Lupot notated the label to read “Choisi par Kreutzer”
1831?- ???? Unknown, but during this time travelled from Europe to NY, possible by Flechter.
????- 1890’s Victor S Flechter – NY dealer
1890? – 1945+? William Clark and family. Sold by Victor S Flechter, a famous 1890’s NY violin dealer, to Senator William A Clark (1839-1925), the founder of Las Vegas, for the use of his grand-daughter. Up to at least 1945 remained with the Clark family.
1945+???? –Unknown, but may have remained with the Clark family
????- 1958. Rembert Wurlitzer NY - violin dealer (1904-1963)
1958-1998. George Kress. Bought by George Kress (1903-1997) for £15,700. Owned by him until his death when it went to Christie’s for auction.
1998 Christie’s – Auction House, London
1998- date. Maxim Vengerov. Bought at Christie’s 1 April 1998 by violin dealer Haim Lazarov on behalf of Maxim Vengerov for £947,500.
History of the Kreutzer StradivariusViolin 1727
Serenade, a bronze sculpture
by Dee Clements, installed at
Green Bay Botanical Garden, depicting George Kress playing the "Kreutzer" Stradivarius for his wife Marguerite.
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