Description
Mabel, Spirit of the Stone
Item: SN120803
Price: $10,000
Material: Colorado Yule Marble
Measurements: 27 x 14.5 x 14 inches
Weight: 96 lbs
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A landmark sculpture in The Maiden Collection, Mabel, Spirit of the Stone represents a pivotal turning point in Martin Cooney’s sculptural evolution. It was during the creation of this piece that Cooney fully embraced his Direct Method Reductionist approach—carving directly into the marble without preconceived models or templates, allowing the form to emerge organically from the stone itself.
The result is a work that is rich in visual metaphor: from one angle, an eagle appears to take flight; from another, Mabel herself seems to recline in quiet repose. This multiplicity of meaning and form is what gives Mabel her presence—anchored in marble yet lifted by imagination.
Carved from a commanding block of Colorado Yule Marble, Mabel is both physically substantial and artistically foundational—a sculpture that helped define an entire body of work and still serves as a beacon for what Cooney calls “the spirit within the stone.”
https://martincooney.com/2013/04/24/mabel-the-maiden-collection/
