Historical information
A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards Boxhill for the purpose of advertising 4 Yea Crt., Forest Hill.
This property has be listed as having sold for $120,000 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 4 Yea Crt., Forest Hill depicting a brick single story house, with a driveway on the left leading to separate garage. off of the driveway are two paths, one past the front of the house and one up to the front door.
There are two hole punch holes near the centre of the upper edge
Inscriptions & markings
4 Yea Crt., Forest Hill
Margaret Picken '94
Woodards - BoxHill
Subjects
References
- 4 Yea Crt., Forest Hill Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 4 Yea Crt., 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.
