By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for $13.6 million at auction, setting a new record for a living female artist.

Marlene Dumas is a South African artist who works primarily within the realm of figuration. With an oeuvre of haunting portraiture that depicts the artist’s friends, models, and political figures, ...

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for $13.6 million at auction, setting a new record for a living female artist. “Miss January” is Dumas’ “magnum opus” and stands ...