Although his works are included in the most prestigious collections in Europe and the United States, he is almost completely unknown in his homeland. Only printmaking enthusiasts nod knowingly when his name is mentioned. His paintings are largely absent from studies of 20th-century Polish art, likely due to his often groundbreaking artistic solutions and lack of adherence to mainstream artistic movements. Why has one of the most outstanding Poles active in Paris during the interwar period been forgotten in his native country? Józef (Mojzesz) Hecht was born in 1891 in Lódz, into a Jewish family. His family belonged to the middle class, most likely associated with the textile trade. In 1909, young Hecht, not yet eighteen, began his studies...