Antonius Stradiuarius, the Antonius Violin, 1711 - harmonic analysis in graphite by Tommy Hoppe, 2024 PRINT 03 / 24

EXPERIMENT 01 · The Ascending Numbered Edition

The Stradivarius

Twenty-four signed archival prints of the same drawing. The number and the price are what change.

Selected price $170

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What the drawing demonstrates

The study treats the instrument as recursive: the acoustic curve shapes sound when the violin is played, and the same curve contains sound at a more fundamental level, hidden in its geometry.

The outer curve of the 1711 instrument is resolved into the circles that compose it. The center of each circle becomes a coordinate against a vertical pitch axis whose smallest unit is a semitone — so the form itself reads as notes, translated to music and color through natural number.

Print specifications

Archival pigment print (giclée) of Harmonic Analysis of a 1711 Stradivarius Antonius Violin, drawn in 2024. Prints produced in 2026.

Paper
BFK Rives Watercolor, archival cotton rag with a cold press texture.
Image
8.25 × 11 inches, portrait.
Sheet
9.25 × 12 inches, with a ½-inch border on all sides.
Signature and number
Signed Tommy Hoppe by hand in the lower right border. The edition number, such as 01/24, is in the lower left border.
Edition
24 numbered prints.
Shipping and returns

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How the edition works → View the public record →

The pencil number 01 of 24 in the margin of a signed print, beside the hand-lettered title block reading Antonius Stradiuarius, the Antonius Violin, 1711

THE STAIRCASE

Every print and price is visible.

First flightNos. 1 to 12 · see availability below

The landingNo. 13 · available now

Upper octaveNos. 14 to 24 · locked

FLIGHT 01 · NOS. 1 TO 12SEE AVAILABILITY BELOW

No. 1 $130 Placed
No. 2 $150 Placed
No. 3 $170 Selected
No. 4 $320 Available
No. 5 $350 Available
No. 6 $380 Available
No. 7 $730 Available
No. 8 $770 Available
No. 9 $810 Available
No. 10 $1,580 Available
No. 11 $1,630 Available
No. 12 $1,680 Available
The Split of The Structure, Susan No. 1, by Tommy Hoppe

THE LANDING · NO. 13$3,310 · AVAILABLE NOW

The landing.

No. 13 includes the thirteenth Stradivarius and Susan print 01, The Split of The Structure. No. 13 is available immediately. Taking the landing releases Nos. 14 to 24.

THE UPPER OCTAVE · NOS. 14 TO 24LOCKED

No. 14 $3,370 Locked
No. 15 $3,430 Locked
No. 16 $6,800 Locked
No. 17 $6,870 Locked
No. 18 $6,940 Locked
No. 19 $13,810 Locked
No. 20 $13,890 Locked
No. 21 $13,970 Locked
No. 22 $27,860 Locked
No. 23 $27,950 Locked
No. 24 $28,040 Locked

Every price is set in advance. Nos. 14 to 24 are printed and released when No. 13 is taken.

THE RECORD

Every print and price stays visible as the edition sells.

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INCLUDED ON THE STAIRS

Each is an original, two-sided page from the theory books. The front is shown; the reverse stays hidden until the buyer receives it.

Front of Cubist Female, an original theory page by Tommy Hoppe
No. 04

Cubist Female

Front of The Vertebral Column, an original theory page by Tommy Hoppe
No. 07

The Vertebral Column

Front of M.U.S.T.A.R.D.S Hat, an original theory page by Tommy Hoppe, dated November 17 1996
No. 10

M.U.S.T.A.R.D.’S Hat, Nov 17 1996

Front of Euphronios Krater, an original theory page by Tommy Hoppe
No. 12

Euphronios Krater

The Split of The Structure, Susan No. 1, by Tommy Hoppe
No. 13 · The Landing

Susan No. 1 · The Split of The Structure, 1999. Giclée print 01, image 22 × 15 in on 24 × 17 in Hahnemühle Photo Rag. Begins Susan’s edition.