Why did Edgar Degas and Claude Monet supposedly declare that by the year 2000, Bouguereau would be considered the greatest painter of the nineteenth century? A. They felt that realism would continue to be the most popular form of art. B. They felt that Bouguereau was far ahead of his time. C. They were attempting to build his confidence because his work was priced relatively low. D. They were most likely being sarcastic.