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where the client is willing to set their own frailties aside and let the artist do the choosing
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I wonder if this was the case in the two examples above. I would love to have been a fly on the wall while these discussions took place. I notice that the portrait of Mr. Steinberg was signed in 1976. Mr. Steinberg looks to be very mature at this point in his life. I don't know what the stature of Daniel Greene was some thirty years ago, or whether his reputation alone would have been of sufficient weight to impose his will on such a figure.
It would seem to have been either a compelling argument from the artist, or the position of the client. I would give the nod to Mr. Greene because it keeps showing up. Anyway, it's left for fools to ponder.
There are it seems more than one track for the portrait artist. One is to provide financially for yourself and those that depend on your efforts. Others with less financial restraints might be more easily seduced by the eclectic. Then there are those that just **** the elements and do what they have to do.
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