Week 4 Q&A 02

2. If something does not lead to a “satisfactory culmination” to the artist, is it still art?

What made me think of this question is The Canterbury Tales. I am reading them for one of my classes, and it's well known that Chaucer did not complete them in his lifetime. There are other incomplete works that the artist did not finish (such as da Vinci's "The Last Supper") but are still appreciated to this day. So, my question is this: is the "satisfactory culmination" of a piece of art the same thing as the end? In my head, I think not.
However, I'm wondering if the "satisfactory culmination" is the same thing as the end for artists. In my writing, there is endless editing, and I think it's the same for countless other writers. Some authors get their works published, and when they go back, they are almost ashamed of the work many people love dearly. I am starting to think the "satisfactory culmination" is a subjective term. It can be complete to some, but not to others.