Historical information
A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards Blackburn for the purpose of advertising 10 Echunga Close., Forest Hill.
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 10 Echunga Close., Forest Hill. Depicting on the left foreground a driveway leading to a brick two door garage, on the right a path to a house and front lawn. In the background is a two story brick house.
There are two hole punch holes along the top edge.
Inscriptions & markings
10 Echunga Close., Forest Hill
Margaret Picken -94
Woodards - Balwyn
Subjects
References
- 10 Echunga Close., Forest Hill, Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 10 Echunga Close., 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.
