Historical information
A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 36 Laurel Gve, Blackburn
This property is not listed as having sold in 2000. It may have sold, and the details not have been listed
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. On the right is a driveway leading to a separate garage in the backyard in the background. In the foreground in a front lawn with ta few trees including a large gum tree near the driveway, with surrounding.
There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge.
Inscriptions & markings
36 Laurel Grv., Blackburn
Margaret Picken © 2000
Woodards - Camberwell
Subjects
References
- 36 Laurel Gve., Blackburn Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 36 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.
