Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards Blackburn for the purpose of advertising 14 Calypso Crt., Forest Hill
This property is listed as having sold for $220,000 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 14 Calypso Crt., Forest Hill
of a two story house with a double garage in the background. A flat roofed two story house with garage. On the left is the driveway, and on the right a front lawn with garden beds and trees.
There are two hole punch holes along the top edge.

Inscriptions & markings

14 Calypso Crt., Forest Hill
Margaret Picken -94
Woodards - B/Burn

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