And it is a condition which can be recognised in the reception of his work.
Mittelholzer's problems were steadily growing, and critical reception of his work was increasingly hostile.
The critical reception of Lowry's work has been polarized.
This approval completely shifted the Irish public's reception of his work.
The problem with such claims is that it has never been possible to generalize about the reception of Mies's work.
"I don't want to get in rows or interfere," Riley says, admitting that an artist can't control the reception of her work.
The reception of Leapor's work was sufficiently warm for a second volume to be considered.
Now there is an extraordinary international reception of his work by collectors, art critics and the general public.
Art historical photo archives collect images of works without regard to trends or the popular reception of any given artist's work.
During his life, public reception of Degas's work ranged from admiration to contempt.