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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill, 1994

  • A single story brick house, set back from a front lawn featuring a couple of small trees and shrubs. To the left is a driveway leading to a connected carport.

    ND8022 - 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill - 1994

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards Blackburn for the purpose of advertising 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill
This property is listed as having sold for $144,500 in 1994

Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte.

Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.

Significance

This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.

Physical description

A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill
of a two story house with a double garage in the background. Of a driveway on the left leading to a carport, with a path leading to the entrance of a one story brick house.
There are two hole punch holes along the top edge, with the punched out holes still attached.

Inscriptions & markings

1 Boyle St., Forest Hill
Margaret Picken -94
Woodards B/Burn

Subjects

References

  • 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill , Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 1 Boyle St., Forest Hill, with past and projected information about the address.
  • Margaret Picken Provenance Document ISBN/ISSN: ND7732 Information supplied by the artist on the collection upon acquisition
  • Margaret Picken Deed of Gift Form ISBN/ISSN: Receipt Number 730 The Deed of Gift Form filled out the donor upon acquisition. Contains brief description of the donation, by Margaret Picken the artist and donor.
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