Comment by goodmythical

Consider that the "great impressionists" were not considered great when they began defining the style.

van Gogh sold one painting in his life, Vermeer died in debt, and that's just off the top of my head.

And it goes all sorts of ways, too. Bach was relatively succesful in life, but then largely forgotten for decades after his death, but never saw anything like the current prevalence of his influence.

We really can't say, today, what our kids or kids kids will be studying in art history, what'll be referenced in popular culture, etc.