Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 27 Citriodora Walk., Vermont South
This property is listed as having sold for $157,000 in 1993

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.

There are two hole punch holes just below centre of the upper edge

Inscriptions & markings

27 Citriodora Walk., Vermont South
Margaret Picken - 93
Woodards - Kew

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