Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 99 Newry St., Fitzroy, 1991

Historical information

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 99 Newry St., Fitzroy.
This property is listed as having sold for $148,000 in 1991

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 row house with bullnose veranda. In the left foreground is a small front garden with gumtree, and on the right is a tile path to the front door.

Inscriptions & markings

99 Newry St., Fitzroy
Margaret Picken -91
Woodards - Camberwell

References

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