Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 13 Luckie St., Nunawading.
This property is listed as having sold for $250,000 in 2000

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 bullnose verandah of the front porch. On the left is a driveway leading to a connected garage. In the foreground is a picket fence enclosing a front garden.

Inscriptions & markings

21 Luckie St., Nunawading
Margaret Picken © 2000
Fletchers Real Estate

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