How does the painting above clearly represent realism? a. the color choice of the artist b. through the use of tenebrism c. the honest and striking expressions of the subjects d. through the use of foreshortening

You didn't give the painting to be analysed, but I believe that, considering the Realism, I can say that is the Option C: the honest and striking expressions of the subjects

Explanation:

The word “realism” is often used to refer to drawings, sculptures and paintings that have an objective representation of reality. However, the term realism in the field of visual arts refers to the aesthetic principle that emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century in France in reaction to Romanticism. Unlike the traditionalism of Romanticism and Neoclassicism, Realism was influenced by the social transformations that occurred in politics and science, where it sought to incorporate the scientific progress of the time, as well as to reflect on the great social inequality, but above all it was a form of overcome romantic and classic traditions. The great objective of the realistic painters was to portray the reality of the people in a concrete way and not an ideal form as in previous movements.