ART COLLECTORS DREAM NOT TO BE MISSED

4 Sisters and Dean Klein present an opportunity to browse through the work of recognized artists,Patricia and Willy Malarcher and take home a large or small artwork along with one or more treasures from unique assortment of object gathered from travels and associations in the art world.

Patricia’s experimental textile art, beginning in the 1970s, combines fabric, reflective Mylar, and unexpected materials in striking geometric wall hangings. Her work includes dimensional wall pieces in encaustic, an ancient technique which involves heating molten wax to produce art,and fiber as well as book arts. Willy created a distinctive body of work, consisting of gestural marks with a meditative character. Other series consist of dynamic collages inspired by newspaper photos of athletes at play. and abstract paintings on wood.

Patricia has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent museums and galleries and is represented in distinguished collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Newark Museum. An accomplished writer and longtime editor of Surface Design Journal, Patricia was awarded a Smithsonian Renwick Fellowship and named an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council. She received four artist fellowships from the New Jersey State council on the arts.

Willie’s art appeared in numerous exhibitions at sites including the AKG Gallery in Buffalo, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Newark museum, which purchased a piece he exhibited. In addition to producing personal artwork, Willy, who died in 2019 was nationally known in the field of liturgical design. He received several architectural awards for his designs for worship space interiors.

Beyond the Malarchers own artwork, the sale offers pieces by other artists, a wide ranging assortment of books, mid-century furniture, religious artifacts, carpets textiles from around the world, ceramics coins and jewelry. This is an eclectic collection that invites visitors to share a couples lifelong participation in the realms of art, culture, and design.