Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 23 Mock St., Forest Hill, 2001

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Fletchers Real Estate for the purpose of advertising 23 Mock St., 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 23 Mock St., Forest Hill, of a brick single story house set back from a front lawn with driveway leading to a garage on the left.

Inscriptions & markings

23 Mock St., Forest Hill
Margaret Picken © 2001
Fletchers Real Estate

References

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