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The portrait's frame is a century newer than the painting, and its inner edge has been cut back to fit a canvas slightly larger than it was made for. Behind the canvas, tacked to the stretcher, is a label from an auction house in Vienna dated 1890. A historian would infer that the portrait ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. was reframed after passing through an auction in Vienna in 1890.Correct
  2. B. was painted in Vienna.
  3. C. has never left its original owner's family.
  4. D. was cut down to fit the frame.

Answer: A. was reframed after passing through an auction in Vienna in 1890.

A later frame, an auction label.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. was painted in Vienna.
The auction, not the painting, is placed in Vienna.
C. has never left its original owner's family.
An auction implies a change of owner.
D. was cut down to fit the frame.
The frame, not the canvas, was cut.

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