"First Saddle," 1979 Graphite on paper under glass Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owen, with the conjoined CA for the Cowboy Artists of America, and with the copyright symbol, titled on a gallery receipt Sight: 18.75" H x 15" W Provenance: The May Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Private Collection Palm Springs, purchased from the above, March 7, 1987 Notes: An original sales receipt from The May Gallery accompanies this lot. The Cowboy Artists of America is an exclusive organization of artists that was founded in 1965 by four prominent western artists, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen.