COLLECTION SERIES MARBLE SCULPTURE

Carved by MARTIN COONEY 

Wimbledon, 1973 / The Maiden Collection / Colorado Yule Marble

12.5 x 10.5 x 14.75″ /  SN120807A  / 38.4 lbs / $1,250

This Carving is Currently Displayed at THE KMJ Stoneworks

Located across from the airport and fronting Highway 82

111 Aspen Airport Business Center, Suite D, Aspen, Colorado 81611

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The inspiration for this piece came from the lovely, nay mesmerizing and extraordinary women tennis players of my youth.  My intention was to capture one of these formidable ladies as she readied herself to pounce and return a blistering serve.  I can see her now… Billie Jean, or Chris Evert, or perhaps the amazing Yvonne Goolagong;  leaning back ever-so-slightly, crouched, legs splayed, bent at the knees, a slight sway from side to side, the POW.  Love fifteen! What a return!!

The women tennis players of Wimbledon, circa 1973, that I watched with awe on our family’s black and white TV set in the early seventies, were like no women I had ever encountered in my young little cloistered world. These ladies were incredibly fit, tough and wired to win, and kept us all mesmerized with their phenomenal on-court skills.

Wimbledon is not only one tough carving, but perhaps one of her most endearing features is the way she takes to being moved around – here – there – and everywhere.   And why not?  Moving her is a cinch, you can ever strap her safely into a car seat!   Just pick her 39 pounds up,  hold her close to you, as you would a child of similar weight, and simply walk her to her next spot, perch, or whatever stable surface comes to mind.  Then experiment wildly as you place her here, there and wherever the heck you wish.

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COLLECTION SERIES MARBLE SCULPTURE

Carved by MARTIN COONEY 

Wimbledon, 1973 / The Maiden Collection / Colorado Yule Marble

12.5 x 10.5 x 14.75″ /  SN120807A  / 38.4 lbs / $1,250

This Carving is Currently Displayed at THE KMJ Stoneworks

Located across from the airport and fronting Highway 82

111 Aspen Airport Business Center, Suite D,, Aspen, Colorado 81611

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