Formist nude

Zbigniew Pronaszko, 1917

There is a strong contrast between German Expressionism and Polish Formism, which is closely related to Italian Futurism and French Cubism. Cubism was the only historical basis for the modernist growth of art, according to the Cubist tradition that ruled supreme in avant-garde circles. The Cubo-Expressionist Formists' opposition to Cubism and Expressionism became the most important category in avant-garde history.