Léa Bloch
- Organisation
- Christie's
- Biography
- Léa Bloch is Specialist and Head of Sale for the Impressionist and Modern Art department, based in Paris. Léa’s role as Head of Sale sees her sourcing business and developing client relationships throughout Europe, advising on consignments, acquisitions, and appraisals of works from across the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since taking over responsibility for the Impressionist and Modern Art auctions, Léa has overseen the sale of a number of record-breaking works, including the Edgar Degas oil Danseuses (Les coulisses de l'Opéra), which sold for €6,101,500—three times its pre-sale estimate—setting a new auction record in France for the artist. Léa also oversaw the first Impressionist auction ever to take place in Hong Kong, the sale of the private collection of Claude Monet in 2017, and in 2021, she co-organized the Women in Art sale, the first auction dedicated to women artists to take place in France. At Christie’s Paris, Léa initiated a series of Carte Blanche projects, inviting contemporary artists to inhabit the institution’s spaces and engage in dialogue across artistic movements, temporalities, and critical perspectives. This includes the exhibition Fragments de collection, a Carte Blanche given to Raphaël Denis, organized on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the Washington Principles, and exploring the spoliation of artworks in France during the Second World War. She also maintains a strong focus on provenance research during the Nazi-era, working closely with the Restitution Department. Léa holds a master’s degree in Law and Economics from Paris Dauphine University and a bachelor’s degree in History of Art and Archaeology from La Sorbonne University, with a focus on 19th- and 20th-century art.
Speaker on
Panel: Paths to Return: Recovery and Restitution in Today’s Art Market (EN)
Session
02/18/2026
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14:50 - 15:45