Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 2/3 Centre Rd., Vermont South
This property is listed as having sold for $207,000 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 single story brick house with a concrete footpath in front and along the right hand side leading to a back gate in the background. There is greenery along long the left, right and bottom edges of the drawing.

Inscriptions & markings

2/3 Centre Rd., Vermont South
Margaret Picken © 2001
Fletchers Real Estate

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