Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 125 Jolimont Rd., Vermont
This property is listed as having sold for $351,000 in 2003

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 steps from the footpath leading up to a raised porch. In the foreground is a stone retaining fence enclosing a front yard with garden bed edging.

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

Inscriptions & markings

125 Jolimont Rd., Vermont
Picken © 2003
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