▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁they ▁discussed ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁art works ▁by ▁sculpt or ▁François ▁Gir ardon , ▁Given chy ' s ▁dress ing ▁of ▁Rose ▁Kennedy ▁for ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁her ▁son , ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁and ▁the ▁designer ' s ▁friendship ▁with ▁Aud rey ▁He p burn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Lane ▁became ▁the ▁Journal ' s ▁chief ▁European ▁art ▁rep orter , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁au ctions ▁at ▁S othe by ' s ▁and ▁Christ ie ' s , ▁including ▁the ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁au ction ▁houses . ▁This ▁coverage ▁was ▁heavily ▁invest ment - f oc used , ▁including ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁vol atile ▁prices ▁of ▁contemporary ▁artists ▁and ▁the ▁increased ▁presence ▁of ▁Chinese ▁collect ors ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁art ▁market . ▁ ▁Lane ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁European ▁gall eries ▁and ▁art ▁fair s ▁including ▁Art ▁Bas el ▁and ▁F rie ze , ▁gallery ▁shows ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Paris , ▁and ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁prominent ▁European ▁museum s ▁including ▁the ▁Lou vre , ▁the ▁T ate , ▁the ▁R ij ks museum , ▁and ▁the ▁Kunst histor isches ▁Museum . ▁ ▁S othe by ' s ▁au ction ed ▁a ▁$ 4 7 . 9   mill ion ▁drawing ▁by ▁Rap ha el ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁making ▁the ▁work ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁drawing ▁ever ▁au ction ed .