Marlene Dumas, the Most Sought-After Living Artist at Auction

South African artist Marlene Dumas has become the most sought-after living artist at auction with her painting, Miss January, which sold for $13.6 million. The oil on canvas painting, painted in 1997, went under the hammer at Christie's on May 14, one of the highlights of its 21st Century Evening Sale at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The work, which started at auction with an estimate of $12 million to $18 million, came to Christie's from…