Warhol's Playboy Bunny, Marilyn's gown and seating for an empress

Despite global uncertainty, interesting international sales are on the horizon

An interior shot of Palazzo Volpi in Venice with contents to be sold by Sotheby's in Paris.

Art mirrors life and the life it is currently mirroring is one of censorship and intolerable attacks on freedom of expression. The art world has not been immune as the Israeli-Hamas war has spawned a new wave of hidden and not-so-hidden persuaders who move to stifle anything other than total support for hardliners against humanity.

A black and cellophane effect evening gown worn by Marilyn Monroe in 'The Seven Year Itch' at Julien's.