Historical information
A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 27 Crest Gve., Nunawading
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 front facing chimney . To the left is a driveway and on the right is a picket fence enclosing a front lawn with garden bed around the edges.
The date listed in the title inscription has been overwritten from 95 in black ink, to 97, the 7 being in red ink.
Inscriptions & markings
1/9 East India Ave., Nunawading
Picken © 2003
Realtor
Subjects
References
- 1/9 East India Ave., Nunawading Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 1/9 East India Ave., Nunawading, 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.
