|Question 23Verbal

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When the Salon des Refusés art exhibition opened in 1863, visitors openly scoffed at paintings whose experimental styles and original subject matter departed so startlingly from tradition that they had been rejected from the official Paris Salon exhibit. ______ these canvases were soon recognized as harbingers of an artistic revolution, with their unconventional elements no longer derided but lauded as the foundation of the late nineteenth-century Impressionist movement.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
In keeping with their more traditional counterparts,
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Despite their initial dismissive reception,
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Before their Salon des Refusés debut,
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In response to their Paris Salon rejection,
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