Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 32 Ranfurlie Rd., Forest Hill, 2003

Historical information

A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Fletchers Real Estate for the purpose of advertising 32 Ranfurlie Rd., Forest Hill.
This property is listed as having sold for $363,500 in 2003.

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 32 Ranfurlie Rd., Forest Hill, of a path leading to a back gate and a door of the single story brick house, set back from a front lawn.

Inscriptions & markings

32 Ranfurlie Rd., Forest Hill
Picken © 2003
Realtor (Fletchers

References

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