Robert wogensky (1919-2019) - on the fly. limited edition pressed painting

Robert wogensky (1919-2019) - on the fly. Limited edition pressed painting by formica robert wogensky was born at 158 bis, avenue de suffren in the 15th arrondissement of paris. His family had lived in france for several generations. Brother of the architect andré wogenscky3, a student from 1925 to 1937 at the lycée buffon while also regularly visiting museums4, robert wogensky decided to become a painter after seeing picasso's "guernica" at the 1937 exposition. His artistic studies at the rené jaudon studio (where his classmate was jean-claude guignebert, known as vincent, with whom he became friends4) and then at the école des beaux-arts in paris were quickly interrupted by the war. Table pressed in limited edition by formica on the occasion of the inauguration of the giant press of the formica factory in quillan on december 1, 1970. Inscription on the back "au vol" composition robert wogensky on the occasion of the inauguration of the giant press of the formica factory quillan - aude - france on 1-12-1970 pressed in limited edition by formica a surface scratch is present height: 49 cm - 19.29 " width: 64.5 cm - 25.39 " thickness: 0.3 cm - 0.11 " weight: 1.2 kg a little history about the formica factory: in france, it was in quillan in the aude that the formica factory was set up at the very beginning of the 1950s, in place of a hat factory, then in decline, the staff being kept and trained in the new activity. Then the formica factory in quillan experienced such rapid growth that the brand became the economic and social driving force of the entire region. Formica is a material invented in the united states at the beginning of the 20th century, initially used as an electrical insulator instead of "mica." the name "for" (in place of) "mica" was a natural fit. In france, it arrived with the americans, at the same time as nylon and chewing gum.