A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.E.H. Gombrich
Art is not a matter of taste, but involves the whole man.E.H. Gombrich
The artist is not a reporter, but a Great Teacher.E.H. Gombrich
There is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.E.H. Gombrich
Every artist writes his own autobiography.E.H. Gombrich
A picture is something that requires as much trickery, malice, and vice as the perpetration of a crime.E.H. Gombrich
Art history is less explosive than the rest of history, but it still forms part of the cannon fire.E.H. Gombrich
One should not interpret the facts of art in an oversimplified way. This usually means that one should not oversimplify the facts.E.H. Gombrich
It seems the contemporary scene is so full of hocus-pocus that I doubt whether any artist believes in magic any longer.E.H. Gombrich
We can see that the history of art is not a process of refinement or an enrichment of means, but rather a fluctuation between different types of ambition.E.H. Gombrich