How is Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit,No.IV different from Adriaen van der Spelt's and Frans van Mieris' Flower Piece with Curtain?
A)It employs the trompe l'oeil technique to portray an illusionistic flower.
B)It references the Classical story of the competition between Zeuxis and Parrhasios.
C)It is nonrepresentational because it depicts pure geometric forms.
D)It captures the vigor of the flower's life force through abstraction rather than realism.

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Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit, No. IV captures the vigor of the flower's life force through abstraction rather than realism, which is a stark contrast to Adriaen van der Spelt's and Frans van Mieris' Flower Piece with Curtain, which depicts a realistic and representational flower. Option A is incorrect because the technique of trompe l'oeil is not used in either painting. Option B is incorrect because neither painting references the Classical story of the competition between Zeuxis and Parrhasios. Option C is incorrect because, although Flower Piece with Curtain is representational, it does not depict pure geometric forms.

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