Remembering Daniel Cordier (1920-2020)

We mourn the passing of Daniel Cordier, French resistance hero, author, and influential art dealer. Gerard had the honor of interviewing Daniel for his upcoming documentary, La Création jusqu’aubout. Cordier passed away on November 20th in Cannes, France. He was 100 years old. Our hearts go out to his loved ones and to the greater art community in the wake of this staggering loss.

You can read more about the incredible, awe-inspiring life of Daniel Cordier in these articles:

• The New York Times: Daniel Cordier, French Resistance Hero, Is Dead at 100
  "He parachuted into occupied France and became an assistant to the legendary Jean Moulin, though only later did he learn Moulin’s true identity."

• The Guardian: Daniel Cordier obituary
  "French resistance fighter during the second world war who went on to become a successful art dealer in Paris"

• The Washington Post: Daniel Cordier, French Resistance hero, dies at 100
  "‘I naively thought, as my parents did, that Pétain was going to launch France’s victorious counteroffensive,’ Mr. Cordier recalled in a 2010 interview with the public radio channel France Culture. ‘Instead, he announced the end of the fighting, that is to say the end of hope. I burst into tears, went up to my room and sobbed.’"