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It is a goal of some portrait painters to only accept the commissions which allow them to paint as they (the artist) would elect to paint. A few have actually arrived at that place. I personally think these give us the best work.
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Tim, even as I defend the potential for achievement within "work for hire," I've got to agree with the above.
If you all will indulge me, THIS from Sargent, later in his career. A Rockefeller, no less. Not a painting done by a commission-hungry artist, nor likely to be done by a younger artist, in my opinion. It breaks my heart every time.