Many celebrated artists have found it hard to make ends meet early on in their careers. A few well-known exceptions, however, (poor Van Gogh being perhaps the most (1) famous one) most went on to find recognition within their own lifetime. Picasso's life story is the (2) kind of rags-to-riches tale which gives hope to many unknown artists. In 1904, he was sharing a draughty and primitive studio complex (3) with thirty other artists. But by his death, he was a multi-millionaire and probably the most celebrated modern artist ever. Nevertheless, (4) for every success story, there must be dozens of artists (perhaps some potential 'greats') who have endured a lifetime (5) of hardship in obscurity. Whether they were never recognized because their work was out of sympathy with the prevailing fashion, or (6) because they lacked talent, is impossible to say. Most people see art (7) as a vocation rather (8) than a career. There may indeed be some truth in the idea that artists (9) need to be exceptionally dedicated to succeed, and even relatively successful artists sometimes have to (10) supplement their income by working in other areas occasionally.