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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, Units 1+2/2 Lusk Dve., Vermont, 1994

  • A black and white line drawing of two single story brick houses, one behind the other. There is a driveway on the left leading to the house at the back of the block, with paths up to the front doors. In the foreground on the right is a front lawn, and a brick post box.

    ND8126 - Units 1+2/2 Lusk Dve., Vermont

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 $124,000 in 1994

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 two single story brick houses, one behind the other. There is a driveway on the left leading to the house at the back of the block, with paths up to the front doors. In the foreground on the right is a front lawn, and a brick post box.

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

Inscriptions & markings

Units 1+2/2 Lusk Dve., Vermont
Margaret Picken - 93
Woodards

Subjects

References

  • Units 1+2/2 Lusk Dve., Vermont Online Real Estate Listing realestate.com.au online real estate listing of Units 1+2/2 Lusk Dve., Vermont, 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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