{"product_id":"the-art-spy-the-extraordinary-untold-tale-of-wwii-resistance-hero-rose-valland","title":"The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-90d7f190-7fff-9407-a240-841d3fd4e33a\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin author Michelle Young for a lecture at Neue Galerie New York on April 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Her talk, \"Rose Valland, The Art Spy\" will present the story of Rose Valland, who maintained her curatorial position at the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris during WWII. Young will discuss Valland's meticulous records of the artworks stolen from the collection, which were used to aid in their recovery post-war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neuegalerie.org\/programs\/the-art-spy\" title=\"Register Here\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegister Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Michelle Young\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Spy \u003c\/em\u003euncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans' final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth--a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity's cultural inheritance?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on troves of previously undiscovered documents, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Spy\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi's art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history's largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm's way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day. She also singlehandedly provided information to stop the last train of looted artworks--bearing paintings by Picasso, Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Braque, Degas, Modigliani, and Toulouse-Lautrec--from leaving France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid and atmospheric, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Spy\u003c\/em\u003e moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland risked everything to fight monstrous evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of \u003cem\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/em\u003e, with the sweeping narrative of \u003cem\u003eThe Rape of Europa\u003c\/em\u003e and the depth of The Resistance Quartet, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Spy\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary tale of a female hero whose courage and tenacity in a time of violence and terror is an inspiration for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003eHarper Collins, 2025\u003cbr\u003e6 x 1.5 x 9 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780063295896\u003cbr\u003eArt History, Restitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53577671409832,"sku":"9780063295896","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Michelle-Young_The-Art-Spy.jpg?v=1756148536","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-spy-the-extraordinary-untold-tale-of-wwii-resistance-hero-rose-valland","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}