Reply #39: Cezanne absolutely did have a starting advantage. But my point was that

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the vision of his own art was not what was what the public wanted (or the established art critics) wanted at the time. He foresaw what Picasso did. Picasso got the fame. Cezanne died not getting to his goal. It doesn't always work out neatly in the "commodification of art" theory. Cezanne went up against his own best interests in the pursuit of his idea of art and he got close when you look at his Bibemus Quarry work. Picasso took it to the finish line after Cezanne had died.

I don't actually disagree with you about the commodification of art. It's just that art is such a quirky thing in history.

Also, why isn't a "market relationship" really a manifestation of a "personal patronage relationship"?