Question

By containing muted shades of blue and a somber subject make The Old Guitarist a quintessential example of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period.


ABy containing mutedBContaining mutedCMutedDBecause it contains muted

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The best option to complete the sentence is "Because it contains muted." Therefore, the sentence would read:

"By containing muted shades of blue and a somber subject, *The Old Guitarist* is a quintessential example of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period."

This phrasing clearly establishes a cause-and-effect relationship and makes the sentence grammatically correct.