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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 3 Madonna Crt., Vermont, 1999

  • A black and white line drawing a single story house stretching from the left to the right along the center of the drawing. In the foreground a drive curves up to a connected garage. To the left and right are gardens, all the way up to the house.

    ND8129 - 3 Madonna Crt., Vermont

Historical information

A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 3 Madonna Crt., Vermont
This property has been subdivided into three, and 1/3 Madonna Crt., Vermont is listed as having sold for $1,100,000 in 2018

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 house stretching from the left to the right along the center of the drawing. In the foreground a drive curves up to a connected garage. To the left and right are gardens, all the way up to the house.

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

Inscriptions & markings

3 Madonna Crt., Vermont
Margaret Picken - 99
Woodards Balwyn

Subjects

References

  • 3 Madonna Crt., Vermont Online Real Estate Listing realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 1/3 3 Madonna., 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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