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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 10 Laurel Gve., B/Burn, 1996

  • A black and white line drawing of a double story brick house. On the right is a leading to a carport, steaming of of this is a path toward the font door. At this corner is a light post. In the foreground is a front lawn with surrounding greenery.

    10 Laurel Gve., B/Burn

Historical information

A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 10 Laurel Gve, Blackburn
This property is not listed as having sold in 1996

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 double story brick house. On the right is a leading to a carport, steaming of of this is a path toward the font door. At this corner is a light post. In the foreground is a front lawn with surrounding greenery.

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

Inscriptions & markings

10 Laurel Gve., B/Burn
Margaret Picken - 96
Woodards - B/Burn

Subjects

References

  • 10 Laurel Gve., Blackburn Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 10 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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