Question

motivated to sell as many paintings as possible, alfred hair, an influential figure among the landscape artists known as the florida highwaymen, pioneered “fast painting,” which in part involved swift applications of paint. that many of hair’s acolytes, including rodney demps, imitated the technique accounts in part for the impressionistic qualities that are now synonymous with the group’s shared aesthetic. but not all highwaymen fully embraced this approach; for instance, though roy mclendon was also prolific, his paintings were executed with greater attention to detail. what does the text most strongly suggest about paintings by demps? a. demps’s reliance on the technique of fast painting likely accounts for his works being more aesthetically interesting than works by mclendon are. b. although it is evident that demps adopted some of hair’s preferred techniques, demps’s works are less derivative of works by hair than is typically acknowledged. c. the lack of precision with which they were executed suggests that they are inferior to works by either hair or mclendon. d. because of the manner in which they were created, they likely have visual qualities that are regarded as more typical of florida highwaymen paintings than the qualities in works by mclendon are.

Explanation:

The text states that Hair's acolytes like Demps imitated the "fast - painting" technique which gives impressionistic qualities now synonymous with the group's aesthetic. McLendon, on the other hand, paid more attention to detail. So Demps' paintings, due to the fast - painting technique, likely have more typical Florida Highwaymen visual qualities than McLendon's.

Answer:

D. Because of the manner in which they were created, they likely have visual qualities that are regarded as more typical of Florida Highwaymen paintings than the qualities in works by McLendon are.