Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 27 Crest Gve., Nunawading
The property has be listed as having sold for $87,000 in 1995

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 a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house with a driveway on the right, leading to a separate garage in the background. In front of the house is a garden enclosed by a wooden fence.
There are two holepunch holes centred just under the lower edge.

Inscriptions & markings

27 Crest Gve., Nunawading
Margaret Picken - 95
Woodards - B/Burn.

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