Plaster of Paris

The material plaster of Paris is a fine white powder which, when mixed with water, forms a white solid

Ben Nicholson OM
1936 (white relief sculpture - version 1) (1936)
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© Angela Verren Taunt 2025. All rights reserved, DACS

Edward Allington
Ideal Standard Forms (1980)
Tate
© Edward Allington

Paule Vézelay
Five Forms (1935)
Tate
© The estate of Paule Vézelay

Plaster of Paris (calcium sulphate hemihydrate) is widely used by sculptors for moulds and preliminary casts.

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