THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (A). ALTHOUGH THE PASSAGE DOES NOT INDICATE...

27. The correct answer is (A). Although the passage does not indicate the subject matter

of the paintings of realists Henry and Keating, the author discusses Lavery and Orpen

as depicting in their paintings somewhat romanticized scenes of politically charged

subject matter. Yeats’ focus on everyday Irish life is set against, yet complements, (i.e.,

provides a “counterpoint to”) the depictions by Lavery and Orpen.