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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 8 Trevor Crt., Nunawading, 2001

  • A black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. With a driveway on the left, leading to a gated separate garage. In the foreground on the right is a front yard with garden beds just before the house, and a central tree.

    ND8112 - 8 Trevor Crt., Nunawading

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 8 Trevor Crt., Nunawading
This property is listed as having sold for $285,000 in 2001

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 semi detached brick house on a sub-divided lot, with a driveway on right leading straight to a connected garage, and sweeping to the left up to the garage for the front property.

Inscriptions & markings

8 Trevor Crt., Nunawading
Margaret Picken © 2001
Fletchers Real Estate

Subjects

References

  • 8 Trevor Crt., Nunawading Online Real Estate Listing realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 8 Trevor Crt., 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.
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