Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 33 Quarry Rd., Mitcham, 2003

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 33 Quarry Rd., Mitcham

This property is listed as having sold for $133,000 in 2004

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 33 Quarry Rd., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. A curving driving runs from the centre foreground to the left hand , branchign of on the left of the drivewas is a footpath to the front door

Inscriptions & markings

33 Quarry Rd., Mitcham
Picken © 2003
Realtor - H/S B/B

References

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