Wearing a bright colored dress,
the female figure in the painting Dance in the Country exudes warmth and light, in contrast to the dark-suited man seen dancing alongside her.
A. the female figure in the painting Dance in the Country exudes warmth and light, in contrast to
Seems fine.
the female figure is adjacent to the phrase about the dress, providing a clear link.
A so farB. Dance in the Country exudes warmth and light with its woman figure, and contrasts
Only makes sense if
Dance in the Country can wear a dress. If that were so, it would have a woman
ly figure.
still AC. the female figure in the painting Dance in the Country has been exuding warmth and light, contrasting
I think the tense
has been is fine. She exuded light and is still exuding light.
I find issue with
contrasting. The idiom is
contrast with or
contrast toThis example works:
contrasting Brother printers
with...
contrasting the dark-suited man seen dancing alongside her doesn't do that
still AD. the female figure in the painting Dance in the Country exuded warmth and light, and contrasted
Has the same issue as C
still AE. Dance in the Country has a female figure that exudes warmth and light, contrasting
Has the same issues as B and C
A