Historical information
A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 4 Venice Ave., Mitcham.
This property is listed as having sold for $169,000 in 1990
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 driveway leading toa connected garage on the right. A footpath leads up to an enclosed portico and front door. Garden beds edge the sides of the house, set back from a small front lawn.
There are two hole punch holes centered along the upper edge
Inscriptions & markings
1 Paranda Crt., Vermont
Marg. Picken '89
Woodards - Malvern
Subjects
References
- Venice Ave., Mitcham Online Real Estate Listing realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 4 Venice Ave., Mitcham, 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.
