Auction of Kennedy's Photos Does not Fulfil Expectations
dpa - An auction of photographs covering the private life of the famous Kennedy's family has stayed behind the expectations. The whole valuation price of 320,000 to 400,000 euros has not been reached by far, said a spokesperson of the Munich auction house Neumeister. Moreover, have been sold far less than the 550 offered photos at the auction on Wednesday evening. “Photography is an incredibly difficult market.”
The top prices of 4,000 to 4,500 euros did not reach photos of John and Jackie, but two family pictures of Joan Kennedy with her children. Joan was the wife of Edward Kennedy, the youngest son of the clan. Jacques Lowe took the photos who was allowed to photograph President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and his family also with private occasions. As first prints, so-called vintages, the pictures have an especially high value. All negatives of Lowes about 40,000 photos of the Kennedy family were destroyed according to the auctioneer with the terrorist attack on the World Trade centre in New York on 11th September, 2001.
Youth photos of the later first lady were also in demand. Thus a picture showing Jackie as a young girl in a historical costume was auctioned for 4,200 euros. An image of her as a rider reached 3,200 euros according to the auction house. Also important historical photos like presenting the election victory of John F. Kennedy and from the funeral cortege for the president murdered on the 22nd November, 1963 found buyers.
The top prices of 4,000 to 4,500 euros did not reach photos of John and Jackie, but two family pictures of Joan Kennedy with her children. Joan was the wife of Edward Kennedy, the youngest son of the clan. Jacques Lowe took the photos who was allowed to photograph President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and his family also with private occasions. As first prints, so-called vintages, the pictures have an especially high value. All negatives of Lowes about 40,000 photos of the Kennedy family were destroyed according to the auctioneer with the terrorist attack on the World Trade centre in New York on 11th September, 2001.
Youth photos of the later first lady were also in demand. Thus a picture showing Jackie as a young girl in a historical costume was auctioned for 4,200 euros. An image of her as a rider reached 3,200 euros according to the auction house. Also important historical photos like presenting the election victory of John F. Kennedy and from the funeral cortege for the president murdered on the 22nd November, 1963 found buyers.
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