United States School
Erwin Hertel
Adorf, New York, 1911–1985
Student at Mittenwald from 1928. Moved to the USA 1933, to work in Philadelphia. Later employed by Emil Herrmann in New York alongside Simone Sacconi. Established independently in Long Island, New York from 1952; finally settled in Pittsburgh. Stradivari models for violin and viola, Stradivari and M\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Labelled Erwin Hertel fecit New York 1960 | March 2024 | £11,066 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm New York, 1958 | October 2009 | £2,781 |
| Cello | New York, 1958 | May 2009 | £6,636 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm New York, 1951 | October 2008 | £1,808 |
| Cello | 76.5 cm New York, 1951 | May 2008 | £2,559 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm New York, 1951 | May 2008 | £1,084 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm New York, 1951 | May 2008 | £904 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
HERTEL, Erwin Born 1911 Adorf, Germany, died 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA. Student at Mittenwald from 1928. Moved to the USA 1933, to work in Philadelphia. Later employed by Emil Herrmann in New York alongside Simone Sacconi. Established independently in Long Island, New York from 1952; finally settled in Pittsburgh. Stradivari models for violin and viola, Stradivari and Montagnana cello models. Red spirit based varnish. Viola illustrated in the catalogue of the Sacconi Loan Exhibition, New York 1966. [Wenberg]
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Pupils
Erwin C. Hertel Pupil
Family
Erwin C. Hertel Son
Working in Adorf at the same time
A. D. Jones b. 1893
Albert Ferdinando Moglie 1890–1983
Alex Hermann Pollmann 1864–1937
Alvin C. Baker b. 1862
And Howard Gittelson worked 1918
Andreas Koch worked 1923
Antonio Galanti worked 1908
Arthur W. Howe 1878–1952