Answer:
(A) patron is to artist
Explanation:
Both Western and Eastern artists have shown peddlers in countless paintings, drawings, and watercolors that show everyday life. Chinese artists created some of the first depictions of street vendors.
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I would say the last sentence shows mockery the best: "Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform." However, there might be others as well, such as: "The low note was a grunting, a rumble, the deep discordant growling of an ill-conditioned dog."
