Its softness enables it to be carved readily into elaborate forms making it a popular material for carved sculpture. It is also often used for ornamental stonework, though its solubility in water makes it unsuitable for outdoor work.
Alabaster
Alabaster is a soft white or translucent stone, it is a fine-grained marble-like variety of gypsum
Related terms and concepts
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Sculpture
Three-dimensional art made by one of four basic processes: carving, modelling, casting, constructing
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Sculpture
Three-dimensional art made by one of four basic processes: carving, modelling, casting, constructing
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Medium
Medium can refer to both to the type of art (e.g. painting, sculpture, printmaking), as well as the materials an artwork is made from
Selected artists in the Collection
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Dame Barbara Hepworth
1903–1975 -
Sir Jacob Epstein
1880–1959 -
Maurice Lambert
1901–1964 -
Henry Moore OM, CH
1898–1986
Selected artworks in the Collection
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Sir Jacob Epstein Jacob and the Angel
1940–1 -
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Amour
1913 -
Dame Barbara Hepworth Sculpture with Profiles
1932 -
Henry Moore OM, CH Four-Piece Composition: Reclining Figure
1934 -
Maurice Lambert Swan
exhibited 1932
