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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 7 Laurel Gve., B/Burn, 1995

  • A black and white line drawing of a single story brick house, with three dormer windows, and portico over the front door. In the center is a driveway leading to a separate double garage with dormer windows. To the right is a wooden fence and gate connecting to the house. In the foreground is a wrought iron and brick post fence enclosing the front yard which features a path to the front door, a greenery and a tree to the right.

    Untitled image

Historical information

A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 7 Laurel Gve, Blackburn
This property is listed as having sold in for $840,000 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 black and white line drawing of a single story brick house, with three dormer windows, and portico over the front door. In the center is a driveway leading to a separate double garage with dormer windows. To the right is a wooden fence and gate connecting to the house. In the foreground is a wrought iron and brick post fence enclosing the front yard which features a path to the front door, a greenery and a tree to the right.

There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge.

Inscriptions & markings

7 Laurel Gve., B/Burn
Margaret Picken - 98
Woodards - C'Well

Subjects

References

  • 7 Laurel Gve., Blackburn Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 7 Laurel Gve., Blackburn, 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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