Featured in this lot is this 1986 artist proof bronze called "When Sheep are First Came to the Range - Cowboys and Sheep don't Mix!" by Margie Jackson (born 1934 and passed in 2021). This piece won the "Best of Show" award for the celebration of Western Art sculpture class in 2010. This is a fantastic piece that really comes alive with a scene of sheep gravitating underneath a cowboy’s horse, which spooks the horse, causing it to bolt from the sheep. The artist’s signature can be seen with the title and the date just underneath the second sheep, mounted on a marble shield. Margie Jackson (1934-2021) was a painter for years before she became a sculptor. Her experience at casting her creations in bronze began around 1976. Jackson lived on a farm in Yelm, Washington, although she grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. Because the range was open and cattle left on their own, they would be prey to packs of wolves and coyotes. Horses were still respected as a means of transportation and the area was plentiful with Native Americans still richly steeped in their own culture, lending to the inspiration of her work. Among her numerous awards are Best of Show-Sculpture at the Celebration of Western Art Show in Olympia, Washington and First and Second places at the 1986 and 1987 Arizona Annual Art Shows. She was commissioned to create bronze and limited-edition prints celebrating the Washington State Centennial; the city of Yelm purchased one of these pieces for installation in the City Hall. The condition of this large bronze is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this bronze are 15" x 23" x 23". Provenance: This is from the personal Artist Margie Jackson.