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THE answer that immediately jumps to mind is "nothing." Clearly, this is largely an impulsive answer, but it has a basis in art history. Paul Gauguin became a full-time artist at the age of 42, before which there had been no obvious sign that he would choose that path. He spent most of his youth as a seaman before he got married and became a stockbroker. Then suddenly he started painting, quit his job, left his family, and went to Tahiti, where he created his most famous paintings. But before his death he was practically unappreciated. Critics and journalists mocked his paintings.
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