The story of the French Resistance fighter who loved art

In this Sotheby’s video, we unravel an absorbing tale of espionage and fine art, played out in Europe’s years of extreme trauma.

We meet Daniel Cordier, a French Resistance fighter whose cover as an art dealer during World War II would lead him to a life-long passion for collecting. Despite the grim circumstances of his life, the danger-fraught world of secret intelligence would cultivate a love within him for the works of leading artists of the time.

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