Anita and Poju Zabludowicz are set to auction 106 works from their renowned private collection at Christie’s London on June 25, with an estimated total value of £15 million ($20.1 million). The sale features high-profile postwar and contemporary artists, led by Philip Guston’s 'Mirror Head' (1977), alongside works by Damien Hirst, Beatriz Milhazes, and Henry Taylor. This move follows the 2023 closure of their London museum as the couple shifts their focus toward lending and their permanent space in Finland.
The auction occurs against a backdrop of significant public scrutiny and artist-led boycotts regarding the couple's alleged business ties to pro-Israel lobbying and military services. While the Zabludowiczes have recently issued statements supporting a two-state solution and clarified that their investment firm, Tamares Group, holds no military-related interests, the controversy previously led to the 'deauthorization' of works by certain artists and a severed relationship with Helsinki’s Kiasma museum. For Christie's, the sale represents a major injection of blue-chip contemporary art into a selective market.