Up to now the scope and quality of the art collection amassed by Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova has not been in public view. Gossipy as the art world is, only a few highlights such as Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, Paula Rego’s The Policeman’s Daughter and David Hockney’s Beverly Hills Housewife had been reported as among the acquisitions.
Yet, as the Oligarch Files reveal, in the space of a decade the former owner of Chelsea football club and his ex-wife appear to have created one of the world’s most impressive private stores of modern art.
