European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse 8,000art objects under one roof visitors mull Over a possible Art Purchase in private area Sot aside at the men Tang com Fajt a Hamm Hynam. The peacocks geese and swans nature s artwork Are not Tor re just decorations Josef Mensin keeps around to remind him of his younger Days As a Farmer. But inside the gallery listed in he German edition of the guinness Book of world records As the largest in Europe there Are about 8,000 pieces of Man made Art Lor Sale. Mensing estimates their value at about $11.5 million. Visitors can be overwhelmed at Mensing s gallery in Hamn Rhyner Germany near Dortmund. He also has to smaller galleries in Germany Ana in kaisers Lauvern and one in Essen. The company says 40,000 people have visited the Hamm Hhynek gallery in the past three years including 10,000 americans. A lot of them find us by Chance said Export manager Mike Hay. We re trying to organize bus Tours to come up but not before Mensing adds Bronze figures of gymnasts children playing and animals to go with the few already scattered about. Mensing says he wants to gel people interested in All forms of Art. What we try to get across is to get people up Here and to look around Mensing says. It s not exclusive there Are Alx galleries under one roof housed in 2,100 Square Yards an area about from the goal line on a football Field to the 40-Yard line. There s room alter room of displays Art from the 19th and s0th centuries a few abstracts and one by actress Elke Sommer an example of naive Art Lor $2,250. The works come from hundreds of painters including 60 who paint exclusively or Mensing prices Range from $91 to $227,000 they include landscapes noun Sale scenes and still Ijes. They Are Kay explains paintings you can look at and know what they Are customers can even mail in a Good color photo and a Mensing artist will make a painting Lor $225. Rugs. Icons sculptures antique rabies and ornate Mirror frames Are also on Sale. You Don t have to a Rich to buy Hay said. There s something Here for and then there Are he mirrors. One gallery is covered with mirrors so visitors can get Complete views of the exhibits Mensing changes the exhibit in the Mirror gallery every two weeks. It s booked months in Advance. Space there is Gratis. Guests also can sip Tea and Coffee in a private Silling room where they Are encouraged to discuss quietly privately. And without pressure their pending purchases emf Wittop of Tony onto tto Cung Toft it it a Imri of to heating Greiff Ami wot shop. Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday july 15,19b6
