Why were realist artists drawn to their subject matter?
a.
they wanted to paint something other than religious imagery.
b.
they wanted to record the life of everyday people and everyday activities.
c.
they wanted to challenge the traditions of the past.
d.
they wanted to honor artists who came before them.

Realist artists drawn to their subject matter because they wanted to record the life of everyday people and everyday activities.

b.  They wanted to record the life of everyday people and everyday activities.

Explanation:

Realism is an art method where the artist can paint anything by choosing them as a subject in a realistic way. It is also called Naturalism. The realist wanted to show the subject as natural as it looked.

They wanted to depict the everyday, ordinary things as the subjects. Realism movement began as the advancement of romanticism which has the concept of idealization.

They opposed that idealization of the painting since the artists asked their subject to give an artificial pose. Moreover, in history, Realistic arts have existed only on a small scale yet they were expensive.

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