Documentary on Rose Valland, the Art Spy Who Saved Nazi-Looted Art, Airs on Sky Arte

A documentary titled "Rose Valland, the art spy" by Brigitte Chevet will air on Sky Arte on Friday, June 17. It tells the story of Rose Valland, a Resistance heroine who helped return thousands of artworks stolen by Nazis. As an assistant at the Jeu de Paume National Gallery in Paris during World War II, Valland documented Nazi looting in 900 volumes, risking her life. Of the 100,000 works shipped to Germany, she recovered 60,000. Despite her achievements, Valland was long forgotten, as were the thousands of Jewish families robbed of their artworks. The documentary highlights her courage, tenacity, and ethical sense, which drove her to fight alone to save "a bit of the world's beauty."