My apologies ..."scenario as the situation dictates." It's early!!

In my opinion it's all about making a living. Do you live in relative poverty (like Mondrian) a slave to your work, leaving a legacy to the world (or do you produce work that is financially viable?). Some choose to work in an alternate profession, devoting time to their art outside of this scenario dictates.
It could be argued that Picasso was the greatest ‘Fine Art’ business person of his generation. He constantly reinvented himself, continuously selling work to his patrons etc. Upon his death I believe his home itself was worth £12 million.
L. S. Lowry was as a middle class observer who exploited the fashion for the primitive genre, at a time when northern working class culture was of great interest to London’s affluent middle class ‘intelligentsia’. He looked after his people, but probably laughed all the way to the bank.