Historical information
A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 6 Lusk Dve., Vermont
This property is listed as having sold for $136,000 in 1995
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 single story brick house with a path up to the front door from the footpath in the foreground. On the left is a front lawn, and on the left is a timber fence enclosing the other half of the property frontage.
There are two hole punch holes just below centre of the upper edge
Inscriptions & markings
5 Manhattan Square., Vermont
Margaret Picken - 95
Woodards - Balwyn
Subjects
References
- 5 Manhattan Square., Vermont Online Real Estate Listing realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 5 Manhattan Square., 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.
