One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover. Great works of art seem to look different every time one stands befor… - Ernst Gombrich

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One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover. Great works of art seem to look different every time one stands before them. They seem to be as inexhaustible and unpredictable as real human beings.

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About Ernst Gombrich

Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian who became a naturalized British citizen in 1947, and spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom. He was the author of many works of cultural history and art history, including The Story of Art (1950), a book which had reached 16 editions by 2022.

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Alternative Names: E. H. Gombrich Sir Ernst Gombrich Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich Enrst Hans Gombrich
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