Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 429 Whitehorse Rd., Mitcham
The property has be listed as having sold for $90,000 in 1992

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 429 Whitehorse Rd., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a single story brick house with a driveway on the left leading to a separate garage, wit ha path branching of toward the front door.

There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge

Inscriptions & markings

429 Whitehorse Rd., Mitcham
Margaret Picken - 92
Woodards - Glen Iris

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