Collectors Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, longtime fixtures on the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list, are selling £15 million ($20.1 million) worth of art at Christie’s next month through an in-person auction in London on June 25 and an online sale. The 106-lot sale is led by Philip Guston’s painting *Mirror Head* (1977), estimated at up to £5.5 million ($7.38 million), alongside works by Beatriz Milhazes, Rose Wylie, Damien Hirst, Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, Henry Taylor, and Charline von Heyl.
The sale comes as the Zabludowiczes scale back their public presence, having closed their private London museum in 2023 after more than 15 years. The couple has faced sustained controversy over alleged ties to a pro-Israel lobbying group and military-related investments via Poju Zabludowicz’s firm Tamares Group, leading to artist boycotts and a severed relationship with Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. The auction marks a significant shift for one of Europe’s most prominent collecting couples, as they seek to redistribute works to other collectors and institutions.