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beholder's share: a standalone construct

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Art history

the viewer's contribution of projection and expectation that completes an image.

In art history, beholder's share refers to the viewer's contribution of projection and expectation that completes an image. This meaning comes from Gombrich (1960) in Art and illusion: a study in the psychology of pictorial representation.[1]

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References

Gombrich, E. H. (1960). Art and illusion: a study in the psychology of pictorial representation. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780714815503

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