Premise:
"This would seem to violate all the aforementioned principles."
Hypothesis: This abides all the aforementioned principles.

no

Premise:
"In the center of the picture, two asymmetrical oxbows form a configuration like a grappling iron, anchoring the composition."
Hypothesis: There is a picture with two oxbows in it.

yes

Premise:
"It illustrates the influence of the emigres on postwar American art and exposes American reluctance to rescue the artists from Nazi persecution."
Hypothesis: No artists will be prosecuted
it is not possible to tell