Classic plaster bust A substantial plaster bust modelled on a classical Greco-Roman example, featuring refined facial features and characteristic curly hair. Such models were frequently used as study objects at art academies and drawing schools for the study of proportion, form and expression. The bust has a beautiful weathered appearance and serves both as a decorative object and as a reference to the academic tradition within the visual arts. Material: plaster. Period: 20th century. Use: study and decorative model. Style: classical, based on an antique model.