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An art historian argues that a landscape painter, usually assumed never to have left his native valley, in fact visited the coast at least once.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. One of the painter's sketchbooks contains a drawing of a particular headland, seen from an angle possible only from a boat offshore, with a date in his hand.Correct
  2. B. The painter's landscapes often include rivers.
  3. C. Other painters of his generation travelled widely.
  4. D. The painter once wrote that he would like to see the sea.

Answer: A. One of the painter's sketchbooks contains a drawing of a particular headland, seen from an angle possible only from a boat offshore, with a date in his hand.

A dated drawing from a viewpoint only reachable at the coast.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The painter's landscapes often include rivers.
Rivers are in the valley.
C. Other painters of his generation travelled widely.
Other painters are not him.
D. The painter once wrote that he would like to see the sea.
A wish is not a visit.

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