Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 10 Holberry St., Nunawading.
This property is listed as having sold for $139,000 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 a black and white line drawing of a right hand side corner block single story weatherboard house with a footpath from the corner leading to the front door. At the start of the path are two pillars, one serving as a letterbox. The front yard is edged with garden beds.

There are two hole punch holes on just under the upper edge.

Inscriptions & markings

10 Holberry St., Nunawading
Margaret Picken - 92
Woodards - Boxhill

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