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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 18 Simpson St., Mitcham, 2002

  • A black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house, on the left hand is a driveway leading to a separate garage. While in front of the house is a front lawn with garden beds and a large gumtree. There is a path leading from the left edge of the artwork to the front door.

    ND8075 - 18 Simpson St., Mitcham

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 18 Simpson St., Mitcham

This property is listed as having sold for $347,000 in 2002

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 18 Simpson St., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house, on the left hand is a driveway leading to a separate garage. While in front of the house is a front lawn with garden beds and a large gumtree. There is a path leading from the left edge of the artwork to the front door.

There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge

Inscriptions & markings

18 Simpson St., Mitcham
Picken © 2002
Realtor

Subjects

References

  • 18 Simpson St., Mitcham Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 18 Simpson St., Mitcham, 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.
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