Marc Chagall (1887-1995) Lithography - 1962 Sauret, Monte Carlo Careful packaging and international registered shipping While Marc Chagall’s unique, dreamlike blending of Jewish folklore and poetic surrealism positions him as a universally beloved master, his auction market presence operates slightly differently from the extreme peaks commanded by the world’s most expensive artists. Unlike Pablo Picasso, whose prolific reinvention often translates to multiple works surpassing the $100 million mark, or René Magritte, whose iconic surrealist imagery can generate intense bidding wars nearing that threshold, Chagall’s record lies closer to the high tens of millions. However, alongside peers like Salvador Dalí, whose top sales reflect rare, seminal surrealist masterpieces, and Eduardo Chillida, a titan of sculpture whose abstract monumentalism dominates a specialized niche, Chagall remains an essential cornerstone of blue-chip modern art, guaranteeing substantial value through his instantly recognizable lyrical narrative style.