Marc Chagall
Chagall was one of the few artists to be awarded during the life of the exhibition of his works in the Louvre. Prices for his paintings today are estimated in millions of dollars. So, the picture of Marc Chagall "Les amoureux" («The loving couple») (1928) bought in the artist's gallery in Paris in 1928 and since this moment kept by the famiy of the first owner was purchased by the Russian collector for $28.5 million and broke the previous record set in the mid-90s of $14.9 million.