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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 43 Laurel Gve., Blackburn, 1987

  • A black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. In the foreground is a front lawn with a path running horizontally across the grass, and leading to a set of steps up to the houses porch. To the left of these steps is a garden bed with a ornamental tree and on the porch there is a street lamp.

    43 Laurel Gve., Blackburn

Historical information

A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 43 Laurel Gve, Blackburn
This property is listed as having sold in 1987 for $114,500

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 weatherboard house. In the foreground is a front lawn with a path running horizontally across the grass, and leading to a set of steps up to the houses porch. To the left of these steps is a garden bed with a ornamental tree and on the porch there is a street lamp.

Inscriptions & markings

43 Laurel Grv., Blackburn
Marg. Picken '87

Subjects

References

  • 43 Laurel Gve., Blackburn Online Real Estate Listing Realestate.com.au online real estate listing of 43 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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